MCQ 19, Fractional Distillation

[NE2000]

I don't know...if the next exam is too easy then this exam will have a huge effect in differentiating between us an determining our SS. So if you fully owned this exam and got full marks then it would be better to get an easy exam next time. It's like going in 40 points ahead at half time and all you need to do is hold onto the lead. So a good performance on an exam where everyone performs good and an awesome performance on an exam where everyone does not perform as well would be enough. But if you aren't satisfied with your performance in the sense that you believe that some better time-management or doing a couple of things right here and there could have significantly boosted your mark; then getting another hard exam next time may be just what you need to get that SS higher. In any case, I wouldn't bet on an easy exam for U4, if you look at subjects like Accounting that were in the 2nd year of the study design last year both their midyear and endyears were considered fairly difficult.

[mystikal]

I hope the examiners made a 'mistake' on the exam somewhere so VCAA will pressure them to make exam 2 easier.

They have already made the unit 4 exams even before the actual examination of unit 3. So you can not assume that they going to make exam 2 easier because they did not know the impact of the unit 3 exam on the students when they made it only last years reaction to their paper. Who knows exam 2 can be just as hard! The only hope for an easier exam is for 2010 when they have gotten the results for both 09 exams and can adjust the difficulty or length of the exam.

I dont mean to shatter your hope or anything but exam 2 might not be made easier, im in the same position as you and yea i got told the harsh truth by my teacher. However, it allowed me to try even harder for exam 2 and concentrate more, it was a learning experience. Hopefully you can see this in the same light, and study even harder for this exam to redeem the marks lost in unit 3.

[TrueTears]

Who cares, as long as you get an exam just do it.

Hard exam, easy exam, they're all exams.

[rhjc.1991]

I hope the examiners made a 'mistake' on the exam somewhere so VCAA will pressure them to make exam 2 easier.

Exam was already written long time ago (February)!

[NE2000]

Who cares, as long as you get an exam just do it.

Hard exam, easy exam, they're all exams.

Yeah but what I'm saying is it's a lot easier to catch up on a harder exam (if you study really hard and own it)

[kashmuq]

That's true. I learned that in Accounting last year, your own preparation is key. I found the first exam much more challenging than the second even though their actual difficulty was roughly the same, which reflected my preparation.