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joshuamorgan

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Determining exam marks required for certain grade?
« on: November 14, 2007, 01:42:02 pm »
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Is it possible to determine how many marks on the exam you need to get a certain grade for it? Obviously it varies every year based on student's performance but does the VCAA release reports for previous years? I'm not talking about grade assignment (I've found that) but rather a report that says '55/60 on exam for <subject> would yield an A for exam' kind-of-thing.

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« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2007, 01:55:19 pm »
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er yer it does say that on the grade distrubtion things. for each subject. is that what you're saying you found? cos look, its on there
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cara.mel

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« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2007, 01:56:26 pm »
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Such a thing exists :)

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2006/statssect3.html
For different years just change the 2006 bit. Don't ask me how to get to it from vcaa's front page, I've only managed that once myself.
And this year's mid year exams are here: http://vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2007/midyear.html
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joshuamorgan

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« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2007, 02:06:20 pm »
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Hmm, yeh, that's what I found - grade distributions...

I understand where I went wrong now, I didn't see the 'Score Ranges' field. However, for Business Management [http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2006/gradeassess/vce_bus_mgmt_ga06.pdf], Graded Assessment 3 [Written Examination] - the exam itself is out of 60, but the score range for A+ on the Grade Distributions report states 97-120? Is that because it is marked twice?
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AkirA

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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2007, 02:08:54 pm »
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Who cares? You can't do anything about it regardless. Just wait until the 17th.
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2007, 02:09:04 pm »
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Bingo.

Marked twice. Twice the chance for extra marks, yet twice the chance to lose em...

Money, anyone?
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joshuamorgan

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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2007, 02:13:02 pm »
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Quote from: "AkirA"
Who cares? You can't do anything about it regardless. Just wait until the 17th.


I care, quite obviously.
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« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2007, 03:56:34 pm »
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Quote from: "kingmar"
Bingo.

Marked twice. Twice the chance for extra marks, yet twice the chance to lose em...

Money, anyone?


Is business marked twice tho, not all subjects are. Some subs just double the marks
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costargh

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« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2007, 07:10:08 pm »
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damn business! only 97/120 for a+?

legal for last year was 104/120
but i guess last years exam seemed easier

hopefully it drops this year. I shouldddddddd be able to get at least 100/120
maybe 110? hahah hopefully
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2007, 10:59:15 am »
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Quote from: "cara.mel"
Such a thing exists :)

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2006/statssect3.html
For different years just change the 2006 bit. Don't ask me how to get to it from vcaa's front page, I've only managed that once myself.
And this year's mid year exams are here: http://vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2007/midyear.html

 :shock:  :shock:  :shock:
Thanks for that, I was looking for something just like that, but didn't know that VCAA published the data! :P
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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2007, 11:07:16 am »
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Quote from: "BA22"
Quote from: "kingmar"
Bingo.

Marked twice. Twice the chance for extra marks, yet twice the chance to lose em...

Money, anyone?


Is business marked twice tho, not all subjects are. Some subs just double the marks


All subjects are marked twice EXCEPT systematic subjects.

These are most of the mid-year ones except Psych & Bio. I think there are more, but I don't do em so I don't care.
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joshuamorgan

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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2007, 12:10:19 pm »
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Systematic exams being your maths/sciences, where there is generally 1 or 2 accepted answers.
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« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2007, 02:04:09 pm »
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Quote from: "kingmar"

All subjects are marked twice EXCEPT systematic subjects.


you mean the non-bludge subjects :P
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costargh

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« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2007, 04:10:07 pm »
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Quote from: "brendan"
Quote from: "kingmar"

All subjects are marked twice EXCEPT systematic subjects.


you mean the non-bludge subjects :P


legal aint no bludge!
its just easy lol
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joshuamorgan

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« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2007, 04:34:24 pm »
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LOL, we need a euphemism for bludge subjects.

How about 'complexity-challenged subjects'? :P
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