Getting a 50 in methods...

[luffy]

Not really; it depends on where you lose your marks. Losing 2 SAC marks is not the same as losing 2 Exam 1 marks or 2 exam 2 marks.

Well, there are 40 marks in exam 1 (worth 22%) and 80 marks available in exam 2 (worth 44%). Therefore, each individual mark on an exam should (logically) be equivalent, no matter which exam you lose the marks on.

Therefore, my statement should hold, and you would have to lose 2.5 marks across both exams to get a 49. Correct me if I am wrong.

EDIT: I probably should have stated in my previous post that I was assuming 100% SAC scores. It just sounds odd that losing a precise 2.5 marks is a 49.

[vea]

Doing well in Methods is all a matter of confidence, I reckon.

+1, study for confidence!

EDIT: I think thushan means that losing 1 mark on a SAC is different to losing 1 mark on an exam. This is because SACs are 100 marks for 34% while the exams are 120 marks for the 66%.

[thushan]

Doing well in Methods is all a matter of confidence, I reckon.

+1, study for confidence!

EDIT: I think thushan means that losing 1 mark on a SAC is different to losing 1 mark on an exam. This is because SACs are 100 marks for 34% while the exams are 120 marks for the 66%.

Haha, when they say 22% counts for Exam 1, that's not 22% of the mark you get out of 40, it's 22% of the z score you receive ( [score - mean]/standard deviation ). Same goes for SACs and Exam 2.

[vea]

Ah k, makes sense now.

[luffy]

Doing well in Methods is all a matter of confidence, I reckon.

+1, study for confidence!

EDIT: I think thushan means that losing 1 mark on a SAC is different to losing 1 mark on an exam. This is because SACs are 100 marks for 34% while the exams are 120 marks for the 66%.

Haha, when they say 22% counts for Exam 1, that's not 22% of the mark you get out of 40, it's 22% of the z score you receive ( [score - mean]/standard deviation ). Same goes for SACs and Exam 2.

Wow. I never even knew how they calculate z scores. That makes more sense though, thanks for clarifying.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

jane1234 you are reminding me of someone I know very very well *cough, cough, cough*
Didn't get the 50 though, 49 for me =P
I fully endorse your study techniques and advice, they truly work!!
I have only one more thing to add - if you're doing two 3/4 subjects in year 11, the pressure will really be on. As a result, start exams sooner. I started in July.
The thing with a subject like Methods is that practice exams will really help fine tune your responses on exam questions. You can definitely see an improvement as you go. Some people feel that it's not effective study to go through so many exams but I beg to differ - the quality of your answers gets better and better and that's ultimately what gets you high 40s for the subject.