Chances of getting a 40 decreasing?

[siddhartharora]

G'day everyone!

Finished SAC 2 (Outcome 3.1) today, it was an in-class research task, 2 hours research, 2 hours answering questions using the research information (Yes in the holidays, long story don't ask :/)

Got my results for it too. 42/62, ranked 3rd in class for this SAC.
In SAC (Outcome 3.1) I got 23/40, ranked I believe 3rd or 4th.

I was very keen on acing this subject this year, although when laziness crosses over, you lose motivation. Although seeing such crappy results on my behalf, I'm ready for Outcome 2 (we have 2 tests for it) and believe I can get 90% + in those upcoming tests.

Thoughts? Can I still touch the 40 SS? :/

On another note, when is everyone having their second SAC for Outcome 3.1

[chasej]

Raw SAC marks don't matter, it's all about the ranking. What is your cohort like an how many people are in the class?

And sorry but some doesn't get a low mark in a SAC and suddenly get 90%+ next SAC unless there was something hindering their last SAC performance or they change something dramatically. Have you worked out what you can improve? Ways to improve your studying?

I just copy and paste the key knowledge from the VCAA website into a word document and then just use it as sub headings and fill any all the information it says I need to know. Seems to be a pretty good method of making sure you know everything. Also doing practice questions and getting your teacher to mark them and give tips for improvement can help you refine your technique. I know at the beginning of AOS1 I was getting like 1 out of 4 marks for practice questions but I keep on trying to improve an by the time the SAC came along I full marked almost all the questions.

[siddhartharora]

UPDATE: Teacher said my ranking is currently 2nd.

Our cohort is quite hard-working and smart, our class average last year in Units 1/2 Economics was 80%+ nothing lower. This year, it has dramatically changed because our teacher is new, he works differently, he's a first year graduate, not a good teacher too. Our first SAC average was like 70%, which was a test. Second SAC was a report, we all don't know why because it did not test our economical knowledge, but our ability to research information on City West Waters as fast as possible and answer questions on the company?

Otherwise, last year I was doing really well, picked up 85-90% in all SAC's and got 92% in the final exam. I mean I studied for both my SAC's this year, made proper notes from VCAA provided materials and the Economics Down Under textbook, as well as doing a fair few Checkpoints question, but this wasn't relevant for SAC 2 as it was a report, in-class too, and it was unpredictable on how to prepare for this. I revise Market Failure, Externalities etc. got full marks on questions relating to that, but the rest of the SAC, i don't even know.

[Greatness]

Rank 2 is good position to be in. If you maintain that or better get rank 1 you'll be fine if you do well on the exam. Don't waste time worrying about rankings and technicalities. You're better off putting that energy into something else!

[abcdqdxD]

if you're rank 2 you have nothing to worry about

[Deleted User]

SACs don't mean anything. It's all about the exam. If you do well on the exam, you woll get a good SS. Simples.

[abcdqdxD]

actually, sacs are 50% of your study score..

[lala1911]

All about rankings! If you believe you're doing well and you're rank 2, obviously rank 1 is going to be even better than you (it sounds harsh, but isn't intended to be harsh), so there shouldn't be a problem. That's just how I see it. I can't be ranked 1 in maths because I lost marks in my first SAC, but I don't need to worry, because the few people who are in the top ranks will probably 95%+ the exam, so it won't really affect you.

You just need to make sure you score around 150/180 on the exam and you'll hit approx the 40 ss mark!