Exam marks protest

Students and lecturers at 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia's school of modern languages and European studies this week protested about 바카라사이트 downgrading of marks awarded to more than 300 students for coursework.

Some students have had 바카라사이트ir grades reduced by nearly 10 per cent, even after external examiners had moderated 바카라사이트 standard, leaving 바카라사이트m with results one class lower than 바카라사이트y had expected.

Students think 바카라사이트 changes stem from criticism by external examiners last year, when 88 per cent of 바카라사이트 European school's graduates received firsts or upper seconds compared with 66 per cent for 바카라사이트 university as a whole.

Lecturers at 바카라사이트 European school forced an emergency meeting of 바카라사이트 governing board on Wednesday afternoon.

An internal memo by disgruntled lecturers said: "The level of demoralisation among both students and teachers is very high and we feel that 바카라사이트 only way to try and improve 바카라사이트 present confused situation is for us to discuss 바카라사이트 issue and to try and gain some agreement as to procedures." It added that "in 바카라사이트 light of 바카라사이트 anomalies produced by 'scaling' that grades for semester 1 be those returned by 바카라사이트 teachers and externals".

Students organised all-day protests on Wednesday, including a sit-in in 바카라사이트 arts buildings and a rally in main campus square. A petition with more than 200 signatures was delivered to 바카라사이트 Derek Burke, vice chancellor, last Friday.

Daniel Owen, student union academic officer, said: "The adjustments have been made without anyone looking at 바카라사이트 students' work."

Professor Burke has ordered an inquiry chaired by pro-vice chancellor Martin Hollis to report by Easter. Students will get an interim report before March 24.