UCL Module Results for Physics for year 2022-2023

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Dear Jason

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Greta

Greta Cicchetti
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Dear Jason

Many thanks for providing your full name. In order to proceed with your request below, we need a clarification and this is mentioned below.

Please provide the requested clarification within 20 working days of this email.

********FOI********
I would like to obtain the following:
1. The individual exam scores (anonymized) of all Year 1, 2 and 3 Physics, Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics BSc and MSci in the in the academic years 22/23 for each examination?
2. The total scores of all Year 1, 2 and 3 Physics, Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics BSc and MSci in the in the academic years 22/23?
3. Alternatively, general statistics on the aforementioned examinations (mean, median, 5th,25th,75th,95th percentile scores for each examination)?
4. Otherwise, if you cannot provide the exam scores, can you please provide the total marks for each module (mean, median, 5th,25th,75th,95th percentile scores).
5. Please indicate which information you do make available: exam scores or total marks.
********FOI********

********CLARIFICATION********
In order to respond to your request, we need some additional context.

Please could you clarify the module codes that you are interested in. These can be found at the following link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/module-catalogue/
********CLARIFICATION********

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards
Greta

Greta Cicchetti
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Adviser
University College London
Legal Services
Data Protection: [email address]  FOI: [UCL request email]

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Dear Jason

We have completed the compilation of information in response to your
request for:

 1. The individual exam scores (anonymized) of all Year 1, 2 and 3
Physics, Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics BSc and MSci in the in
the academic years 22/23 for each examination?
 2. The total scores of all Year 1, 2 and 3 Physics, Theoretical Physics
and Astrophysics BSc and MSci in the in the academic years 22/23?
 3. Alternatively, general statistics on the aforementioned examinations
(mean, median, 5th,25th,75th,95th percentile scores for each
examination)?
 4. Otherwise, if you cannot provide the exam scores, can you please
provide the total marks for each module (mean, median,
5th,25th,75th,95th percentile scores).
 5. Please indicate which information you do make available: exam scores
or total marks.

We can confirm that we do hold some of the information of the description
specified in your request and this information is provided attached.

Please note, UCL does not differentiate between exam scores and total
marks for each of the modules and we have interpreted these as having the
same meaning for the purposes of this request.

As you will see within the attached document, we cannot provide individual
exam scores as this is the personal data of third parties which is exempt
under section 40(2) of the FOIA. We have however, provided the module
results for all the requested modules for all students taking them. You
will also see that where the mean and median equate to a number of
individuals that is 7 or fewer (indicated by the symbol ≤7) and the
percentiles are based on a data set of 22 or fewer total students
(indicated by the symbol ≤22), the information has been withheld because,
with such low numbers even providing this information without names, it
may be possible to identify the individuals, which would make this
personal data of third parties or, if linked with other personal
identifiers in the public domain, would be likely to become personal data.
This information has been withheld under Section 40(2) of the FOIA by
virtue of Section 40(3A)(a).

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Greta

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University College London

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