The Exam

[Greggler]

quit yo jibber jabbin

[Greggler]

i agree andrew
leaves question could go both ways probs - dependent on justification

and yes this exam was a bitch - testing peoples problem solving skills rather than biol in most cases
however i think this is a result of the 06,7,8 ones being quite similar in content
you know - rational drug design this.. - signal transduction that - enzyme reaction rates etc. just the basic conceptual stuff

so in order to stop the A+ cut off being absurdly high this year they simply HAD to make a realtively difficult exam in comparison to others

anyway, thats just my opinion ..

[shinny]

and yes this exam was a bitch - testing peoples problem solving skills rather than biol in most cases

Testing problem solving i.e. application of concepts is the whole point of short answer. What they failed to do this year though was give enough stimulus information for you to work from since you had to make plenty of assumptions. Also, shitty diagrams didn't help, and there were numerous ones this year. Bring back the old diagram artist D:

[physics]

SCALE UP!!! i pray

[Greggler]

and yes this exam was a bitch - testing peoples problem solving skills rather than biol in most cases

Testing problem solving i.e. application of concepts is the whole point of short answer. What they failed to do this year though was give enough stimulus information for you to work from since you had to make plenty of assumptions. Also, shitty diagrams didn't help, and there were numerous ones this year. Bring back the old diagram artist D:

yeah thats what i sort of mean - like i know biol is all about applying knowledge to unfamillar situations
it was just these situations were really vague/crappy'ly presentend/or just ambigious lol

[shinny]

SCALE UP!!! i pray

Scaling has nothing to do with the difficulty of the exam. It depends on how well the Biology cohort does in their other subjects.

[simpak]

and yes this exam was a bitch - testing peoples problem solving skills rather than biol in most cases

Testing problem solving i.e. application of concepts is the whole point of short answer. What they failed to do this year though was give enough stimulus information for you to work from since you had to make plenty of assumptions. Also, shitty diagrams didn't help, and there were numerous ones this year. Bring back the old diagram artist D:

yeah thats what i sort of mean - like i know biol is all about applying knowledge to unfamillar situations
it was just these situations were really vague/crappy'ly presentend/or just ambigious lol

I agree with you.
Too ambiguous to call.
It could work to our advantage after their discussion as to what will and will not be accepted though.
Any answer could pass as the right one with justification.

To be honest, I didn't find the exam to be hard, I thought it to be very, very easy in comparison to some of the practice exams.

[qshyrn]

1. When do we know what mark we get?  i know that you will be given A+, A etc but can we get an exact mark?
2. Do we ever get to look at our paper again and see which ones exactly we got wrong???
3. What exactly is an A+, is it >80% ??
4. what exam score is needed for a study score of 45 or over

thx.

[TonyHem]

1. When do we know what mark we get?  i know that you will be given A+, A etc but can we get an exact mark?
2. Do we ever get to look at our paper again and see which ones exactly we got wrong???
3. What exactly is an A+, is it >80% ??
4. what exam score is needed for a study score of 45 or over

thx.

1. You can get a statement of marks for an exact mark ( have to pay for this)
2. You can pay to look at your paper but there are no marks/comments on it
3. Unknown
4. Probably High a+ one exam, mid a+ the other. ( guessing here)

[polky]

1. When do we know what mark we get?  i know that you will be given A+, A etc but can we get an exact mark?
2. Do we ever get to look at our paper again and see which ones exactly we got wrong???
3. What exactly is an A+, is it >80% ??
4. what exam score is needed for a study score of 45 or over

thx.

1.  You can get an exact mark if you pay for a statement of marks.  Its around $8.50 I think.
2.  If you want to do this, you will have to pay to inspect your paper.  I think its about $16.
3.  The cutoff for an A+ changes every year, depending on how well everyone else who did the paper performed.  If its a hard exam, the A+ cutoff is usually lower than if the exam was easy.
4.  Dependent on many factors, such as SAC marks and such, but as a very general rule you would need mid-to-high A+s for exams.  

[simpak]

I would like a different chem exam instead D:  Rather a redo of that than bio.

Yes you need an A+ for all three grades for over 45.

[khalil]

i did so much mistakes... stupid mistakes... but hey i tried my best and that's all that matters... i don't wnat to see if i got this write or that wrong..... whatever happens , happens for a reason i guess... pls remind me this when i get a shit mark

[simpak]

Yes, my friend got two As and an A+ last year and she only got 38, her parents wanted to make her take bio again to get over 40 but she convinced them to let her drop it at the beginning of the year.
She makes me fear for my marks!  She is really smart!

[nerd]

For the golf ball question, 2 is definitely a sensory neuron.



See how the structure of the sensory neuron is identical to the one pictured here?

[physics]

For the golf ball question, 2 is definitely a sensory neuron.

(Image removed from quote.)

See how the structure of the sensory neuron is identical to the one pictured here?

agreed