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Paragraphs<br />
Figure 34 shows the mean number of paragraphs by grade for 2004, 2007 and 2014.The number of<br />
paragraphs used increased with attainment in all three years. In 2014, students at almost all levels<br />
of attainment used more paragraphs than in previous years.<br />
Figure 35 shows the proportion of incoherent paragraphs by grade for 2004, 2007 and 2014.Whilst<br />
there were more paragraphs at most levels of attainment in 2014, the proportions of incoherent<br />
paragraphs were generally similar to those observed in previous years.There were more incoherent<br />
paragraphs at grade G in 2014, but this can mostly be attributed to three scripts which contained<br />
several incoherent paragraphs.<br />
Figure 34: Number of paragraphs<br />
Mean No.<br />
10<br />
9<br />
8<br />
7<br />
6<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
G F E D C B A A*<br />
Grade<br />
2004 2007 2014<br />
Figure 35: Proportion of incoherent paragraphs<br />
40<br />
30<br />
Percentage<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
G F E D C B A A*<br />
Grade<br />
2004 2007 2014<br />
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