PPE Data on Individual Papers/Modules
Dear University of Oxford,
The university releases data relating to individual modules, such as the lowest and highest number mark achieved, the mean, quartiles, number of scores greater than (e.g.) 70, and so on. As such, the university seems to hold data relating to the number of times every individual mark was achieved, in order to calculate these metrics.
Please provide me with the following data for every Philosophy, every Politics, and every Economics FHS module/paper (e.g., 'Philosophy of Science', 'Theory of Politics', and so on; i.e., every module offered in the BA PPE degree for FHS) for the summer of 2024 exams (i.e., the academic year 2023/2024, where the FHS exams were taken in Summer 2024):
1) A list of every mark achieved for the paper, in descending order, for marks over 59. (E.g., 78, 78, 77, 75, 74, 74, ... etc..., 60, 60)
ALTERNATIVELY, if (1) cannot be provided:
2) For every possible score ranging from 60 up to the highest score achieved in that module, the number of times that score was achieved. (E.g., 78: 2, 77: 1, ..., 60: 5)
ALTERNATIVELY, if (2) also cannot be provided:
3) The percentile breakdown of the scores achieved, for the top half of scores. (E.g., 98th: 78, 98th: 77, ..., 50th: XX) -- Note, this is for every percentile from 50th to 99th, not just 'key' metrics like 99th, 95th, 75th, etc.)
Understandably, there may be limitations with what can be provided due to data protection duties for modules with a relatively small number of candidates. If this is the case, please simply provide the data to which these limitations do not apply; or, if providing a less detailed breakdown, such as just the 99th, 95th and 90th percentiles, is possible - please provide this instead.
Yours faithfully,
Harry Davison
Dear University of Oxford,
Apologies - a clarification to my request: please ONLY provide this data as it pertains to students on the BA Philosophy, Politics and Economics course. Please do NOT include data relating to scores achieved by candidates on other courses which offer the modules, such as E&M or Theology.
Yours faithfully,
Harry Davison
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From: Harry Davison <[FOI #1174959 email]>
Sent: 14 September 2024 4:15 PM
To: FOI <[University of Oxford request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - PPE Data on Individual
Papers/Modules
Dear University of Oxford,
The university releases data relating to individual modules, such as the
lowest and highest number mark achieved, the mean, quartiles, number of
scores greater than (e.g.) 70, and so on. As such, the university seems to
hold data relating to the number of times every individual mark was
achieved, in order to calculate these metrics.
Please provide me with the following data for every Philosophy, every
Politics, and every Economics FHS module/paper (e.g., 'Philosophy of
Science', 'Theory of Politics', and so on; i.e., every module offered in
the BA PPE degree for FHS) for the summer of 2024 exams (i.e., the
academic year 2023/2024, where the FHS exams were taken in Summer 2024):
1) A list of every mark achieved for the paper, in descending order, for
marks over 59. (E.g., 78, 78, 77, 75, 74, 74, ... etc..., 60, 60)
ALTERNATIVELY, if (1) cannot be provided:
2) For every possible score ranging from 60 up to the highest score
achieved in that module, the number of times that score was achieved.
(E.g., 78: 2, 77: 1, ..., 60: 5)
ALTERNATIVELY, if (2) also cannot be provided:
3) The percentile breakdown of the scores achieved, for the top half of
scores. (E.g., 98th: 78, 98th: 77, ..., 50th: XX) -- Note, this is for
every percentile from 50th to 99th, not just 'key' metrics like 99th,
95th, 75th, etc.)
Understandably, there may be limitations with what can be provided due to
data protection duties for modules with a relatively small number of
candidates. If this is the case, please simply provide the data to which
these limitations do not apply; or, if providing a less detailed
breakdown, such as just the 99th, 95th and 90th percentiles, is possible -
please provide this instead.
Yours faithfully,
Harry Davison
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Dear Harry Davison,
Our reference: 202409/846
Please find attached the University's response to your request.
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