Question: How are universities handling non-traditionally educated students without the summer test scores?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020
section_headers: Will A level students get the predicted grades that were used for university applications?
section_content: No. We know that simply using predicted grades would not be fair to all
students. The ‘centre assessment grade’, which the exam boards will ask
schools and colleges to submit for A and AS levels and GCSEs, will take into
account an assessment of the likely grade that students would have obtained
had exams gone ahead, and these will be standardised across schools and
colleges. For this reason, students’ final calculated grades will not
necessarily be the same as either the predicted grades used for university
applications, or the centre assessment grade put forward by their school or
college.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
It answers the question succinctly and acknowledged the alternative option. But Doesn't address non traditional students.
The individual does not answer the question to start and then the person goes into an explanation into why they believe certain schools will take specific actions. It doesn't answer the actual question.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020
section_headers: What will young people with university offers do?
section_content: The grades awarded this summer will be formal grades, with the same status as
grades awarded in any other year. There is no reason for the usual admissions
cycle to be disrupted.
University representatives have already confirmed that they expect
universities to do all they can to support students and ensure they can
progress to higher education.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
It doesn't address non traditional students, but is so clear cut on traditional students it is somewhat helpful.
The individual answered the question however they can add more information to back up or support their claim. There are not really facts or evidence given to aid the claim.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020
section_headers: What about private candidates or home educated students?
section_content: Where schools and colleges have accepted entries from external candidates
(students who they have not taught themselves, because they have been home-
educated, following distance-learning programmes or studying independently),
those students should be taken account of in the process of producing centre
assessment grades, where the head teacher or principal is confident that they
and their staff have seen sufficient evidence of the student’s achievement to
make an objective judgement.
Ofqual and the exam boards have been exploring the options for those students
who do not have an existing relationship with an exams centre and who need
results this summer for progression purposes. The Joint Council for
Qualifications has published some guidance for exam centres on accepting
private candidates which sets out
the options that will be available. Unfortunately, not all external candidates
will be able to be awarded a calculated grade this summer because some will
not be in a position to provide sufficient evidence to enable their exam
centre to include them in their centre assessment grades and rankings.
Students in this position will need to sit exams to get their grades, either
in the autumn or in summer 2021.
Ofqual has asked organisations that represent higher and further education
providers to consider the steps that providers could take when making
admissions decisions this summer for any private candidates who do not receive
a grade. They have said that they believe that institutions will consider a
range of other evidence and information for these students to allow them to
progress wherever possible.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
It gives the answer for the non traditional students and gives a link for additional information.
This is a great answer. This is a great means to prove the case, in which the response has actual information and plans of schools and information from a journal as well.

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