Marks correlation to Study Score

[kyzoo]

I really should change my sig to reflect that there is zero chance of me getting 50 in methods. 

Even though I didn't get it, it's easier than you think.

[vexx]

I really should change my sig to reflect that there is zero chance of me getting 50 in methods. 

Even though I didn't get it, it's easier than you think.

i always hear such mixed opinions with methods.
so many times i hear from people who are fantastic at maths, its easy to get 40+ if you put in the work.
but other times, i hear people say (some of these are high 40 scorers) how hard it is to get 40+ and how people struggling to get higher than 40 even when they are naturally quite good at maths.
i'm really scared because i was aiming for 40~42, but now after hearing so much "its much harder then you think" im thinking i will struggle with this:( unless i put in a ridiculous amount of work. argh stupid vce..

[stonecold]

I really should change my sig to reflect that there is zero chance of me getting 50 in methods. 

Even though I didn't get it, it's easier than you think.

i always hear such mixed opinions with methods.
so many times i hear from people who are fantastic at maths, its easy to get 40+ if you put in the work.
but other times, i hear people say (some of these are high 40 scorers) how hard it is to get 40+ and how people struggling to get higher than 40 even when they are naturally quite good at maths.
i'm really scared because i was aiming for 40~42, but now after hearing so much "its much harder then you think" im thinking i will struggle with this:( unless i put in a ridiculous amount of work. argh stupid vce..

I know vexx.  I thought Methods wasn't going to be anywhere near as competitive as Further was, but as ken has mentioned, it seems to be virtually the same.  Each mark gone means 1 point off your study score.  I suppose at least the incentive with Methods is that it gets scaled up quite well.

And fully agree, I'm going to give all my subjects everything I've got.  You never know, I might surprise myself lol.

[kyzoo]

Lol I am betting Specialist will be just as competitive as Methods, the maths just isn't hard enough for true mathematical ability to shine.

But this year was probably a bad year like 2006. In that year 3 marks off = 46 (or 47, i forgot). According to what ILMM says, she lost the same amount of marks last year in Methods as I did this year and got 49.

The exam 1 this year was wtf...no graph sketching, no tree diagram probability, and there was something else that was missing =/

[stonecold]

Lol I am betting Specialist will be just as competitive as Methods, the maths just isn't hard enough for true mathematical ability to shine.

Haha I know.  Maths exams these days are about reading/interpreting the question properly more so than demonstrating elite mathematical ability.

[kenhung123]

Maybe it has to do with most of the questions being asked too many times and made too common. It seems easy due to practise and not really first experience. That's probably the one way to 'filter' the better and the worse.

[kyzoo]

Maybe it has to do with most of the questions being asked too many times and made too common. It seems easy due to practise and not really first experience. That's probably the one way to 'filter' the better and the worse.

Nah, the 3rd last question on Exam 2, I never saw it (meaning the concept involved, not the specific question) in any other exam, and only encountered it once during the whole Methods course (not in the textbook, through teacher).

[stonecold]

Maybe it has to do with most of the questions being asked too many times and made too common. It seems easy due to practise and not really first experience. That's probably the one way to 'filter' the better and the worse.

Nah, the 3rd last question on Exam 2, I never saw it (meaning the concept involved, not the specific question) in any other exam, and only encountered it once during the whole Methods course (not in the textbook, through teacher).

o0o0o0o...Sounds scary.  get a shit teacher and your sorta screwed.  At least there's always VN. 

[m@tty]

I really should change my sig to reflect that there is zero chance of me getting 50 in methods. 

Even though I didn't get it, it's easier than you think.

I agree with this, chances are it is much easier than you think. Just get extremely thorough at catching errors or even better stop making them, the content is not really that hard.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

I'll edit this post once I've purchased my statement of marks.

Methods 2008
SACs: 97/100
Exam 1: 40/40
Exam 2: 77.5/80
To receive 49

Psychology 2008
SACs: 196/200
Exam 1: 89/90
Exam 2: 84.5/90
To receive 50

Chemistry 2009
SACs: 193/200
Exam 1: 65.5/73
Exam 2: assuming a loss of 5 marks
To receive 44

Accounting 2009
SACs: 195/200
Exam 1: 85.5/90
Exam 2: Assuming a loss of 3 marks
To receive 49

Further Maths 2009
SACs: 100/100
Exam 1: 40/40
Exam 2: Assuming a loss of 1 mark
To receive 49

English 2009
Unit 3 SACs: not sure
Unit 4 SACs: 91/100
Exam: assuming a loss of 8 - 10 marks after doubling
To receive 43

[Ilovemathsmeth]

Stonecold - it's possible to do well despite having a shit teacher. I had a really bad one for Methods. The teacher hated me, probably because I asked her too many questions and she felt I was showing her up or something. She couldn't answer even 75% of my questions. She got all defensive and kind of banned me from asking her stuff. I thought she was an unusual teacher for a school like mine.

Kyzoo - I did lose exactly the same as you to get 49. What were your SAC marks? I didn't think this year's exam paper was as easy as 2006. I did think it was easier than 2008 though. 2007 was of a similar standard to 2008 I also thought.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

WOOOOT 1000th post!!! =D

[m@tty]

I think we should put the year in which the study was completed next to the marks, to save confusion.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

Okay. Shall edit now.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

To get 50 in Methods, stonecold, you need to have nearly perfect exam marks. It's not hard to achieve, even though I didn't (apparently I missed 50 by 0.5 marks gahhhhh ) all it takes is hard work and practice (expected really for any 3/4 subject).