Mathematical Methods SS - SACs, and exam performance

[drcrowthorne]

Hey Guys,

Just wondering, I've averaged a high B+ for the first two sacs at MHS (mainly because I kind of stuff up the second SAC a little bit). Assuming I get an A+ on the third SAC (And they're all equal in terms of weighting), and manage mid to low A+s on the End of year exams, would it still be possible for me to get an overall study score of between 40 and 45?

Cheers guys,

Drcrowthorne

[pi]

Yes

[drcrowthorne]

Pi you went to MHS, what did you get like, on average, in terms of grade score?

[pi]

Pi you went to MHS, what did you get like, on average, in terms of grade score?

Um, I got A+ for every Methods SAC (each part etc.).

[Shenz0r]

I think I got like B+s, As and A+s for all my SAC grades at MHS, they all scaled up to an A+ so yeah it's completely possible.

[lzxnl]

Well I'm not sure how relevant this is, but the first time my Methods score came out last year, my SAC score was mistakenly given as an A (after scaling) and I still got a 46. After I told my school about that error, my study score was soon changed to a 50, which implies that my exam score must have been close to 100%.

This means that with an A for SACs after scaling, you cannot possibly make more than a study score of 46, which means that you have to try and get your scaled SAC score up to an A+ if you want 45+.

[09Ti08]

Sorry guys, but can anyone tell me what sac mark is equivalent to an A+? Also, how is the average sac mark scaled up? At my school, we just get a percentage for each sac and my teacher told me that she just put our marks online for vcaa???

Another question: in order to get 50 in methods, do you HAVE TO be the top one in your cohort in terms of sac marks? I have heard from my teacher that it is mire important to perform well in my exam since my sac marks will be scaled up if I do well...

Thank you!

[pi]

Another question: in order to get 50 in methods, do you HAVE TO be the top one in your cohort in terms of sac marks?

No

[lzxnl]

I was rank 5.

[09Ti08]

Thanks pi and nliu1995! But is vcaa going to take into account ranking of schools? I mean, is it going to be easier for someone who was ranked 3 at mhs to get a 50 than the other who was also ranked 3 at an average school?

[pi]

Thanks pi and nliu1995! But is vcaa going to take into account ranking of schools? I mean, is it going to be easier for someone who was ranked 3 at mhs to get a 50 than the other who was also ranked 3 at an average school?

Yes due to SAC scaling, generally the lower ranked school you are in the closer to #1 you should be to have a chance of getting a 50.

[lzxnl]

Hmm. That's interesting. Considering SACs generally count for half, or even less than half, of your SS, it is quite interesting to see that a mere difference between A and A+ changed so much in your ss. Was the A you obtained for all your SACs for the whole year or only for one unit (ie. Unit 3 or 4?).

That A was for the entire year; for Methods, SACs in the whole year are counted as GA 1.