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Archived Discussion => Mathematics => 2011 => End-of-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Specialist Mathematics => Topic started by: 4231 on November 10, 2011, 12:07:24 pm

Title: A+ cut off?
Post by: 4231 on November 10, 2011, 12:07:24 pm
What does everyone think the A+ cut off will be?
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: 4231 on November 10, 2011, 12:11:14 pm
Also please vote on what you think the A+ cut off will be. Not what you want it to be :p
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: acinod on November 10, 2011, 12:21:10 pm
2006: 36.5
2007: 36
2008: 32
2009: 37.5
2010: 36.5

Considering this year's exam was pathetically easier than previous years and I actually don't know anyone that has dropped more than 3 and knowing there are huge amounts of kids that fullmarked it, I'm going with 38.

In 2009, 77 students (1.65%) scored full marks and 673 students (14.4%) scored more than 36 marks out of 40.

Honestly felt 2011 was on-par if not easier than 2009. And I already know about 77 students that full-marked that paper.

GG VCAA for a ridiculously easy exam where Spesh is now worse than Methods and silly mistakes are going to cost you.

I better see a good exam tomorrow, but usually an easy exam 1 usually means an easy exam 2 so I'm not expecting anything much...
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: dopplereffect on November 10, 2011, 12:25:29 pm
I think there will be a whole question on kinematics, one on complex graphs, one on vector equations, one on forces and one on volume in the tech rich short answer.

And there must be a MC on slope fields.
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: mattshen on November 10, 2011, 12:27:22 pm
2006: 36.5
2007: 36
2008: 32
2009: 37.5
2010: 36.5

Considering this year's exam was pathetically easier than previous years and I actually don't know anyone that has dropped more than 3 and knowing there are huge amounts of kids that fullmarked it, I'm going with 38.

In 2009, 77 students (1.65%) scored full marks and 673 students (14.4%) scored more than 36 marks out of 40.

Honestly felt 2011 was on-par if not easier than 2009. And I already know about 77 students that full-marked that paper.

GG VCAA for a ridiculously easy exam where Spesh is now worse than Methods and silly mistakes are going to cost you.

I better see a good exam tomorrow, but usually an easy exam 1 usually means an easy exam 2 so I'm not expecting anything much...

Not sure, i reckon tmr's exam is going to be a killer...to make up for this easy exam
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: Max Peters on November 10, 2011, 12:27:43 pm
I think there will be a differential equation.
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: RobertWisniewski on November 10, 2011, 12:28:21 pm
Yes,

I'm disappointed as well.

I lost 5 marks for careless errors. It was ridiculously easy and as a result will cop it now.

I am going to be very angry if tomorrow's exam is easy, sadly, I think it will be.

I may as well have not studied for this exam.
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: david10d on November 10, 2011, 12:31:39 pm
it will be 37.5/38

hopefully exam 2 will be the divider
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: BoredSatan on November 10, 2011, 12:32:40 pm
A+ should be about 37 i think
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: thushan on November 10, 2011, 12:57:28 pm
A+ could hit 38 this year, but I'm thinking 37.5.
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: HarveyD on November 10, 2011, 12:58:33 pm
whats the dfference between 37.5 and 38?
there arent half marks, so it would just mean 38+ gets an A+? :S
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: b^3 on November 10, 2011, 01:02:13 pm
whats the dfference between 37.5 and 38?
there arent half marks, so it would just mean 38+ gets an A+? :S
2 people mark it, so the cut off may be 75, which would be 37.5.
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: HarveyD on November 10, 2011, 01:04:50 pm
ah ok, thanks
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: Zebra on November 10, 2011, 05:58:00 pm
WTF soooooooooooooo high was gonna say something like 34 :P
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: 4231 on November 10, 2011, 07:13:48 pm
WTF soooooooooooooo high was gonna say something like 34 :P

really? last year was 36.5 and todays was far easier
Title: Re: A+ cut off?
Post by: tiktokcheekaboom on November 11, 2011, 10:00:39 am
Really? I thought this year's exam 1 is around the same level as last year's - last year's was pretty darn easy as well - so I think the cutoff will be 36/37ish. 38 is just way too high, even for an easy exam.