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VCE Stuff => VTAC Discussion => Topic started by: Zebra on October 29, 2011, 01:43:20 pm

Title: EXAM MISTAKE?
Post by: Zebra on October 29, 2011, 01:43:20 pm
In a LOTE exam, if there was an error that made you answer the question wrongly what can you do?

For those of you who take LOTE you guys probably know that we have to do a writing task in the exam yeah?
Well, there were 5 writing tasks I could do and unfortunately, for the topic I chose, the question in English was translated wrongly in the language I study. So, in the exam I just read the topic given in LOTE and wrote what it asked me to do... sigh

fuUUUUUUUUUUUUCK... how can VCAA make a mistake like this?
Title: Re: EXAM MISTAKE?
Post by: funkyducky on October 29, 2011, 05:19:05 pm
Always go with the topic in your actual LOTE, because the translations to English can be a bit dodgy, the original LOTE topic will be more precise.
Title: Re: EXAM MISTAKE?
Post by: Zebra on October 29, 2011, 07:43:59 pm
Always go with the topic in your actual LOTE, because the translations to English can be a bit dodgy, the original LOTE topic will be more precise.

...exams already over and i'm just wondering if there's anything i can do about it :S
Title: Re: EXAM MISTAKE?
Post by: burbs on October 29, 2011, 07:48:49 pm
Email VCAA if you are worried, and ask them the procedure here?
Title: Re: EXAM MISTAKE?
Post by: funkyducky on October 29, 2011, 08:29:50 pm
Always go with the topic in your actual LOTE, because the translations to English can be a bit dodgy, the original LOTE topic will be more precise.

...exams already over and i'm just wondering if there's anything i can do about it :S
Oh right. Did you answer the English translation or LOTE version?
Title: Re: EXAM MISTAKE?
Post by: Zebra on October 29, 2011, 11:58:29 pm
Always go with the topic in your actual LOTE, because the translations to English can be a bit dodgy, the original LOTE topic will be more precise.

...exams already over and i'm just wondering if there's anything i can do about it :S
Oh right. Did you answer the English translation or LOTE version?

LOTE version.. assuming that it was identical .. but i always thought that this would be a safe assumption!
Title: Re: EXAM MISTAKE?
Post by: funkyducky on October 30, 2011, 01:20:16 pm
Well, I'm pretty sure the LOTE one is the original then they translate to English, because usually the English ones are missing details, not vice-versa, so you probably went with the safe option :)