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Mark schemes and unit tests

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That’s another unit test over. You’ve taken it, we’ve marked it and you have had your results. Most of you will be fine, a few candidates will have done better than expected and, unfortunately, some will not have achieved the grades they had hoped for.

All the unit tests I have been involved with have produced a few surprises. As I look through the answers I find something that candidates really shouldn’t be doing. It is probably nothing new but it has become apparent in the particular test that I have just been marking. It makes me feel that I would like to stand behind candidates and say ‘Careful!’ Obviously I cannot do this so I am going to do the next best thing. I am going to use this Upgrade column to write about one thing that needs particular attention.

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