How hard is it to get a study score of 20?

[Stormbreaker-X]

Hello folks, I want to do engineering at RMIT and study scores only require me to get a 20. So how hard is it? I struggle a lot in this subject 

[Calebark]

93% of students will get a study score on or above 20, according to VCAA. This is a realistic goal.

From recent posts, I can see you have a lot of anxiety about specific study scores. I think it'd be best interest to speak to your careers counsellor at your school directly, who can hopefully ease that feeling and ensure you spend more time on things that are productive to you

[Stormbreaker-X]

93% of students will get a study score on or above 20, according to VCAA. This is a realistic goal.

From recent posts, I can see you have a lot of anxiety about specific study scores. I think it'd be best interest to speak to your careers counsellor at your school directly, who can hopefully ease that feeling and ensure you spend more time on things that are productive to you

I don't want to speak with my career counsellor because they might force me to drop out of that subject. I am quite a strange person, it is either I do well or I don't. Unfortunately math has been the victim, but the others are going alright. I just got my test back today and it turns out I barely passed.

[thatdumbstudent]

Hello folks, I want to do engineering at RMIT and study scores only require me to get a 20. So how hard is it? I struggle a lot in this subject 

If not that careers counsellor then maybe your actual subject teacher? Tell them you are struggling and ask them if they could explain the content for you, visit them at lunch and recess or something... they would be happy to help! :-)

[sarangiya]

I was getting around 30-50% for my practice methods papers at the end of the year and still got 24

[BiggestVCESweat]

I was getting around 30-50% for my practice methods papers at the end of the year and still got 24

According to https://twmpublications.com/statistics 50% should get you around 29-30 so that's not out of the ordinary.

[Stormbreaker-X]

I was getting around 30-50% for my practice methods papers at the end of the year and still got 24

That gives me some peace of mind, I have been getting 40 percents (barely passing) so far. So maybe a 20 should be achievable.

[jinaede1342]

Feeling for you, I remember being in this very position last year. It all very much depends on the difficulty of your school tests. I personally never received more than a 45% in any test for methods 3/4. Received 44/80 and 101/160 for exam 1 and exam 2 respectively to get a raw 32. I never did set work etc, the trick is to work on practice exams to understand the questions that come up every year and you will be able to secure 40%-50% which puts you in contention for at least a 25. Questions are very repetitive, so a few practice exams should do the trick.

[TTanner01]

I was doing pretty bad in Methods 3/4 last year.

To give you perspective, my cohort was of low average - high average strength (with a few ace students). Had approx 50 students.

However, the sacs were quite questionable - the 1st and 2nd wasn't really exam style and was heavily (I emphasise this word) based on mathematical application. They were of average - a bit above average difficulty.
1st sac: 52% (26/50) , cohort median was 29/50, I think I was slightly above quartile one on the box plot
2nd sac: 36% (9/25), cohort median was 15/25, I was exactly on quartile one
3rd sac: 52% (13/25), can't remember cohort median, I think I was slightly above quartile one

Don't know what my ranking was, but apparently it was rumored to be in the mid 30's - high 30's.

Practise sacs: Never got higher than 40%, it ranged from low 20's to mid 30's. I'm not kidding, I'm pretty sure I still have a few of my methods practise exams lying around haha

(I didn't order the statements for the exams)
Exam 1: Not too sure if I'm correct, but it should have been 13/40 (33%)
Exam 2: Exactly 35%. I still have the cheat sheet during the methods exam, where I wrote up all my answers on it so I could go back home and check it online to see how many marks I got lol. Don't do this though, spent approx 5 mins on this cause' I already knew I was screwed for that exam anyways

I got a 27 study score. 20 should definitely be achievable.
I hope this eases your mind. I was copping L's the whole year but I always knew that my lowest study score in Methods would be at least 24.
Oh, and I completely neglected the statistics part for exam 2 especially. If you were to see my methods exam, I left a whole page blank not because I ran out of time, but because I didn't know what to do.

[Stormbreaker-X]

I was doing pretty bad in Methods 3/4 last year.

To give you perspective, my cohort was of low average - high average strength (with a few ace students). Had approx 50 students.

However, the sacs were quite questionable - the 1st and 2nd wasn't really exam style and was heavily (I emphasise this word) based on mathematical application. They were of average - a bit above average difficulty.
1st sac: 52% (26/50) , cohort median was 29/50, I think I was slightly above quartile one on the box plot
2nd sac: 36% (9/25), cohort median was 15/25, I was exactly on quartile one
3rd sac: 52% (13/25), can't remember cohort median, I think I was slightly above quartile one

Don't know what my ranking was, but apparently it was rumored to be in the mid 30's - high 30's.

Practise sacs: Never got higher than 40%, it ranged from low 20's to mid 30's. I'm not kidding, I'm pretty sure I still have a few of my methods practise exams lying around haha

(I didn't order the statements for the exams)
Exam 1: Not too sure if I'm correct, but it should have been 13/40 (33%)
Exam 2: Exactly 35%. I still have the cheat sheet during the methods exam, where I wrote up all my answers on it so I could go back home and check it online to see how many marks I got lol. Don't do this though, spent approx 5 mins on this cause' I already knew I was screwed for that exam anyways

I got a 27 study score. 20 should definitely be achievable.
I hope this eases your mind. I was copping L's the whole year but I always knew that my lowest study score in Methods would be at least 24.
Oh, and I completely neglected the statistics part for exam 2 especially. If you were to see my methods exam, I left a whole page blank not because I ran out of time, but because I didn't know what to do.

This makes me feel so much better about almost failing, I know there is still time to improve. So far we did our next topic and I am improving (I think). I just hope I get higher than a passing grade next time. Actually speaking of this back when I was in year 10 (last year) I am copping L's too, I remember in my final year 10 exam I left like half of it blank xD. Our math cohort is massive, we have probably 100+ students doing it and on my recent test I am ranked almost last.

Feeling for you, I remember being in this very position last year. It all very much depends on the difficulty of your school tests. I personally never received more than a 45% in any test for methods 3/4. Received 44/80 and 101/160 for exam 1 and exam 2 respectively to get a raw 32. I never did set work etc, the trick is to work on practice exams to understand the questions that come up every year and you will be able to secure 40%-50% which puts you in contention for at least a 25. Questions are very repetitive, so a few practice exams should do the trick.

Woah good job on your study score. I thought I failed my test I legit got a deadset 40% of both sections of the test. Yeah I will take your tip on board and try to do some practice exams. In terms of doing homework, I am pretty sure I do majority of it although not all of it.

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