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Archived Discussion => 2014 => Results Discussion => Victoria => 2013 => Topic started by: Lasercookie on December 16, 2013, 07:27:00 am

Title: Scaling Report
Post by: Lasercookie on December 16, 2013, 07:27:00 am: Here http://144.140.62.148/pdf/scaling-report.pdf from http://www.vtac.edu.au/
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: chasej on December 16, 2013, 07:28:24 am: I don't know what to think of economics scaling. 40 went to 42 and 45 went to 46. I wonder whether a 42 went up by 1 or 2. Hopefully the latter.

Can anyone who got an ATAR shed some light on the economics scaling?
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: pi on December 16, 2013, 07:28:34 am: Good year for maths ;)
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: REBORN on December 16, 2013, 07:28:55 am: wtf? 50 methods went to 52? am I blind?
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: kawfee on December 16, 2013, 07:39:40 am: Wait so the results online...are they scaled already? *I hope so*
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: chasej on December 16, 2013, 07:40:51 am: Quote from: kawfee on December 16, 2013, 07:39:40 am
Wait so the results online...are they scaled already? *I hope so*

They're raw
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: abcdqd on December 16, 2013, 08:34:56 am: Not sure if there should be a new thread for this but here's the ATAR to aggregate table :) http://144.140.62.148/pdf/aggregate-ATAR.pdf
Pretty sure the crazy high 99.95 cut-off was due to the methods scaling haha
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: ATAR of 100 on December 16, 2013, 08:50:40 am: Chinese SL went down by 1, apparently they're planning to gradually turn down the scaling for Chinese. Can anyone confirm?

I'm doing 3/4 Chinese SL next year btw.
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: enwiabe on December 16, 2013, 08:52:33 am: Quote from: Zealous on December 16, 2013, 07:53:18 am
Whhaaat? methods scales over 50 now?

Random Oldperson fact. In 2001ish (+/-2 yrs), Methods used to scale to 51. So this is not a new thing. Weird it went to 52 though. Might have something to do with the very difficult exam?
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: chasej on December 16, 2013, 08:52:47 am: Quote from: ATAR of 100 on December 16, 2013, 08:50:40 am
Chinese SL went down by 1, apparently they're planning to gradually turn down the scaling for Chinese. Can anyone confirm?

I'm doing 3/4 Chinese SL next year btw.

They can't "plan" to bring down scaling. Scaling is beyond VTACs control. What you heard is a false rumor.

The drop in scaling means it was easier to score higher in the subject.
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: ATAR of 100 on December 16, 2013, 09:13:37 am: Quote from: chasej on December 16, 2013, 08:52:47 am
They can't "plan" to bring down scaling. Scaling is beyond VTACs control. What you heard is a false rumor.

The drop in scaling means it was easier to score higher in the subject.

Thanks for the reassurance! Sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you give rep on this forum? (I'm new :P)
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: chasej on December 16, 2013, 09:16:00 am: Quote from: ATAR of 100 on December 16, 2013, 09:13:37 am
Thanks for the reassurance! Sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you give rep on this forum? (I'm new :P)

Normally in the top right hand corner of each post there's a +\- button. + to give respect. - to take respect obviously.

This results board has respect turned off however as mods don't want people being upvoted just because they get good results.
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: shadows on December 16, 2013, 11:01:52 am: i thought exam difficulty did not affect scaling. (That's why cut off grades change a lot every year)

Methods high scaling this year; does it have to do with a stronger cohort?

Correct me if i'm wrong.
Title: Re: Scaling Report
Post by: brenden on December 16, 2013, 02:35:36 pm: Yeah my understanding of scaling is that, on average, the people taking Methods this year did overwhelmingly well in their other subjects (on average).