Hubble Bubble Some Qualifications Bring Trouble
June 2012
Debbie Grossman
Emma Williams
Planning and Statistics
Aim:
• To understand the way qualification data is
collected, processed and used both within
the University and by outside
organisations.
Qualification Levels
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GCSE grades G - D
GCSE grades A* - C
A Levels, BTECs, International Baccalaureate etc.
HNC
HND, Foundation Degree etc.
Honours degree
Masters Degree
PhD
Qualifications recorded
• Currently have 231 codes in BANNER
• 142 Level 3
• 126 sent to HESA
2010-11 UG New Entrants
(Excluding Foundation Degrees)
Task
Highest Qualification
Level 4 and above
A Levels
BTECs
Access Course (accredited)
Full time
Part time
2010-11 New Entrants
(Excluding Foundation Degrees)
Values
Highest Qualification
Level 4 and above
A Levels
BTECs
Access Course (accredited)
Full time
Part time
22.05%
38.39%
8.74%
3.94%
67.74%
5.97%
1.83%
0.88%
Applicant
• Qualifications submitted as part of the
application process
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L3 and/or above
GCSEs & equivalents from 2012-13
Professional qualifications/experience
Foundation degrees studied at Greenwich
• UCAS
– Electronic Applications System
– ABL
• Non UCAS Applicants
– Entered manually by Admissions
Student
• OLR
– Review of qualifications held in BANNER
– Update or comment
• Qualifications checked at Stage 2
registration.
– Original Certificates
– SOATEST (BANNER) updated if required
ELQ
• Status determined by qualifications held
prior to starting the new programme
• Generated within BANNER
• Rules updated by PAS
AAB+ and Equivalents
• Unlimited recruitment for 2012-13
• Not based on a tariff score
• Determined by HEFCE
– Specific list of qualifications with certain
grades
– Best 3 A Levels, BTECs, Best 5 Scottish
Highers, 35 or more International
Baccalaureate
• ABB for 2013-14
Tariff
• Tariffable Qualifications
– Generally Level 3
– Not all level 3 have tariff scores
• UCAS determine tariff scores
– Currently based solely on GLH
Tariff Challenge 1
Place the qualifications in order (lowest to
highest) according to their tariff score.
Tariff Challenge 1
Position Qualification & Grade
1
International Baccalaureate - 31
2
BTEC Diploma QCF - D*D*
3
CACHE Diploma in Childcare & Education - C
4
GCE A Level with additional AS – AB
5
AAT NVQ level 3 in Accounting - Pass
6
GCE A Level – A*
7
Cambridge Pre–U – D3
8
Irish leaving Certificate – A1
9
Diploma in Fashion Retail – Pass
10 Sports Leaders UK - Pass
Points
413
280
240
170
160
140
130
90
80
30
HESA Tariff
• Most qualifications that have UCAS tariff
• No qualifications that don’t have UCAS
tariff
• Provided to institutions
• Provided to league table providers
• Dependent on league tables request
Internal Tariff Score
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HESA tariff methodology
In session calculation
Available for student and applicant
Applicant
– Predicted
– Actual
• Student
– Actual
Tariff Challenge 2
• Which of the qualifications listed have tariff
points?
– UCAS
– HESA
Tariff Challenge 2
Qualification
Access course
British Horse Society Horse knowledge & care
BTEC: Subsidiary Diploma QCF
Foundation Degree
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
iMedia Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma or Certificate
Certificate in Mathematics for Engineers
Music Theory Examinations
Professional Qualifications at Level 3
Vocational (VCE) A-levels
City & Guilds Land Based Services Level 3 Qualification:
Extended Diploma
Key Skills level 2
UCAS
HESA
Tariff Challenge 2 Answers
Qualification
Access course
British Horse Society Horse knowledge & care
BTEC: Subsidiary Diploma QCF
Foundation Degree
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
iMedia Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma or Certificate
Certificate in Mathematics for Engineers
Music Theory Examinations
Professional Qualifications at Level 3
Vocational (VCE) A-levels
City & Guilds Land Based Services Level 3 Qualification:
Extended Diploma
Key Skills level 2
UCAS
N
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
HESA
N
Y
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Four Main League Tables
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Times
Complete Guide
Guardian
Sunday Times
Measures in League Tables
Times
Complete
Guardian
Sunday
Times
Student satisfaction
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Research quality
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Student – staff ratio
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Spend per student on academic
services and/or facilities
Tariff scores on entry
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Good honours (1st & 2:1)
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Completion rates
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Value added
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Dropout compared with benchmark
Graduate prospects
Peer assessments
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Tariff in League Tables
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Average tariff
First degree, new entrants
Level 3 Tariffable qualifications
Includes partner college students
Excludes those on year 0
Tariff on entry 2012 Guides
Times
Complete
Guardian
Sunday Times
First year, first degree
All modes
Full-time & sandwich
Aged under 21
No age limit
Excluding those on foundation years
Excluding those with 0 tariff points
Based on those with A-levels or equivalent, SQA Higher or Advanced Higher,
ONC and OND including BTEC, Baccalaureate
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Ceiling set at 500 points
& %-age of available
points calculated –
scores then halved to
give score out of 250
Data from 2009/10 HESA student return i.e. 2009 entrants
Tariff on entry 2012 Guide
(2009/10 data)
Greenwich score
Approx equivalent
to
Greenwich rank
Times
215
109 of 114
Complete
215
111 of 116
Guardian
209
Sunday Times
104 (=208)
CDD-CCD
115 of 119
118 of 122
Times and Complete University Guide:
Tariff on Entry Changes from 2013
Up to 2012
In 2013
First year, first degree, all modes
First year, first degree, all modes
Aged under 21
Times: aged under 21
Complete: dropped age cut-off
Excluding those with 0 tariff points
Excluding those with 0 tariff points
Excluding those on foundation years
Excluding those on foundation years
Based on those with A-levels or
equivalent, SQA Higher or Advanced
Higher, ONC and OND including
BTEC, Baccalaureate
Based on wider group than previously: A-levels,
Scottish & Welsh Baccalaureate, IB, various
qualifications at level 3 and, crucially, ‘Level 3
qualifications of which some or all are subject to
UCAS tariff’
Data from 2009/10 HESA student
return i.e. 2009 entrants
Data from 2010/11 HESA student return, i.e. 2010
entrants
Expected values for 2013 Guides
compared with 2012
2012 Greenwich score
Times
Complete
215
215
A Level Grade equivalent
Expected 2013 score including mixed
qualifications
A Level Grade equivalent
Expected 2013 score excluding mixed
qualifications
A Level Grade equivalent
CDD-CCD
254
245
CCC-BCC
CCC+
257
251
Almost BCC
CCC-BCC