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VCE Stuff => VCE Technology => VCE Mathematics/Science/Technology => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE Computing: Software Development => Topic started by: danieltennis on August 30, 2008, 09:12:07 pm
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Hey guys,
I desperately need to ask you a question. Looking at the VCE grade distributions for IT Software development, i figured out that to obtain an A+ for the written examination, you have to get a score that ranges from 137-186. Does that mean you have to get a mark of 137 out of 186 in the exam in order to score an A+?
Your help will be appreciated. :D
Here is the weblink;
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2007/section3/vce_software_develop_ga07.pdf
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In 2007, yes, you only needed 74% to get an A+ on the exam. However, that changes from year to year based on everyone's performance.
By the way, the actual exam is only our of 93.
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Why is it so low? So does that mean I have get over 74% in the exam to likely obtain a raw SS of 40 in addition to obtaining A+ for the SAC mark.
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It is so low because the student achievement on the test was pretty bad thus meaning (in this case) the top 8% of marks were located between 137 and 186.
It varies every year however, this year it might be an easy exam and you need to get 90% to get an A+.
But yes a 40 raw would likely be obtained if you got an A+ on the exam
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It was a new course in 2007, which means getting the difficulty just right becomes a bit of a guessing game.
The 2007 SD exam had a particularly difficult algorithm question in the case study which roughly 80% of people received 0 marks for.
I'd expect the 2008 A+ cut-off to be much higher than the 74% of 2007.
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It could actually go down. Considering this is the second year of the new SD course.
trends show that the second year of the course is generally the hardest.
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It could actually go down. Considering this is the second year of the new SD course.
trends show that the second year of the course is generally the hardest.
it does?
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Why is it so low? So does that mean I have get over 74% in the exam to likely obtain a raw SS of 40 in addition to obtaining A+ for the SAC mark.
I got 40. I got A on the end of year. LOL how funny is that. And yeh how the hell did I only get an A? Crazy. :(
Wait, I think it was an A.
GA1: A+
GA2: A+
GA3: A
That means A on exam yeh? I should have studied.
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Yer. GA 3 is your exam.
Really did cost ya :( since that A is 50% of your mark.
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Yer. GA 3 is your exam.
Really did cost ya :( since that A is 50% of your mark.
I know yeh, I didn't realise how important it was.
Did 1 prac exam only! Oh well.
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In 2007, yes, you only needed 74% to get an A+ on the exam. However, that changes from year to year based on everyone's performance.
By the way, the actual exam is only our of 93.
Exams are double marked, hence 93 x 2 = 186.