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Archived Discussion => 2009 => End-of-year exams => Exam Discussion => Victoria => Physics => Topic started by: magnum on November 11, 2009, 06:00:19 pm

Title: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: magnum on November 11, 2009, 06:00:19 pm: So, what do you think the A+ cut-off will be for this years unit 4 exam?

Did the straightforward "copy-off-the-cheat-sheet" style exam make it too accessible for the entire state? and will we have the same epic dilemma as the mid years?
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: /0 on November 11, 2009, 06:01:44 pm: The cutoffs last year was 82 i think and people are saying this year was easier so i'm guessing 82-85
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: chinx_4eva on November 11, 2009, 06:04:09 pm: i think around 82 - 85 ..
was pretty reasonable exam.
just with the theory questions, examiners can juggle around the marks abit.. but yea. :)
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: TrueTears on November 11, 2009, 07:23:36 pm: Same 82-85, fair exam.
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: appianway on November 11, 2009, 08:06:16 pm: I think it'll be around 78, because it required more reasoning than past exams, and there's a much higher potential to lose a lot of marks in the explanations.
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: majo on November 12, 2009, 02:46:37 am: that is true. there will be a lot of marks that can go either way when marking the written explanation questions
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: ngRISING on November 12, 2009, 12:16:10 pm: hopefully 13.
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: Squida on November 12, 2009, 12:42:20 pm: Quote from: ngRISING on November 12, 2009, 12:16:10 pm
hopefully 13.

lmao A+ for everyone :D
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: NE2000 on December 22, 2009, 10:14:21 am: A friend of mine got their statement and apparently it was 85.5/90
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: /0 on December 22, 2009, 11:32:40 am: Quote from: NE2000 on December 22, 2009, 10:14:21 am
A friend of mine got their statement and apparently it was 85.5/90

omg screw vce
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: appianway on December 24, 2009, 09:18:27 pm: Wasn't that exam one? Or were both the ame?

Premiers Awards are going to be impossible to give out if both exams had the same cut off...
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: ayaz on December 25, 2009, 10:48:17 pm: hey guys does anyone know the cut of mark for an B+in physics and a A and also an A+

thnks all
ps unit 4 2009
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: NE2000 on December 28, 2009, 11:11:16 am: Quote from: appianway on December 24, 2009, 09:18:27 pm
Wasn't that exam one? Or were both the ame?

Premiers Awards are going to be impossible to give out if both exams had the same cut off...

Exam 1 was 86/90
Exam 2 was 85.5/90

I would guess a premiers would require full marks for both.
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: appianway on December 28, 2009, 11:03:57 pm: That's incredibly stupid.
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: jimmy999 on December 29, 2009, 04:10:54 pm: I feel sorry for those who did Physics this year. Quite hard to get the high marks this year. This is probably why my friend only got a 41 where he was aiming for 45+
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: appianway on December 29, 2009, 09:35:34 pm: Ah, I don't know if I'll get a premiers award... I have no clue what I actually scored, but I was getting 100s on pretty much all of my trial exams which were of a higher difficulty, so I really wish it'd been a harder paper.

I guess that's life.
Title: Re: POLL: A+ cut-off (Unit 4)
Post by: NE2000 on December 30, 2009, 09:32:10 am: Premiers are really just a bonus to a 50, hardly anyone goes out there into an exam aiming for a premiers award.......so don't worry about it too much (if at all)