Exam % Necessary to score 48+?

[ben92]

Roughly what percentage on the exam do I need to get 48+? The grading report isn't being helpful.

Have yet to drop a mark on SACs if that's relevant.

[ell]

ITA is not competitive at all. You can get around 85% on the exam and still get 48+. Also, hardly anyone gets a perfect score on an IT exam.

[ben92]

That's a lot easier than I would have thought - how do you know this? Did you get a SoM?

[ell]

Yes. I can't find my SoM at the moment, but I remember losing about 12 marks on the 2008 ITA exam. I got a study score of 49.

Some of the marks I lost were stupid mistakes, but they were mainly lost on ambiguous questions which hardly anyone got right.

Also, re: SACs - you probably need to be top of the class as well (which I'm assuming you are if you haven't dropped a mark). My SACs were mostly in the 95-100% range, and they all got moderated to 100%.

[ben92]

I haven't dropped a mark yet but neither has one other person in the class. So I'm 'sharing' 1st place for Unit 3 and I'm probably going to lose it for Unit 4 because the second SAC is a theory one, which he has an edge on me in.

[ell]

You should still be okay. As long as the two of you perform well on the exam, it won't make a huge difference whether you are first or second.

[nacho]

hey ell, can i ask whether i can still get a 45+ for IT apps, i'm sitting on a Low B+ average when you average out all my SAC scores, giving me a rank of 3 out of 10'ish people (difference of less than 10% between me and first). However, i honestly think the teacher the teacher marks us REALLY harshly or maybe he's lazy. I'm confident for the exam, however, what could a 95% + on the exam get me?
thanks.

[kriptik]

guys last year i dropped a few   in the exam and i was ranked first at 93% and i got a study score of 46. loosing a couple of marks can drop your score a lot.

[ttn]

guys last year i dropped a few   in the exam and i was ranked first at 93% and i got a study score of 46. loosing a couple of marks can drop your score a lot.

How sure are you that it was only a few? Did you get a SoM?

[chopz]

hey guys out of a class of 8 im like ranked 6th or 7th.....because the teacher hates me.
Our small cohort is pretty strong though. Lets say i only drop a 2-4 marks on the exam, and get the
highest mark on the exam out of my cohort..
what would i be looking to get around for study score?
my SAC grades are low B.

[ttn]

Yes. I can't find my SoM at the moment, but I remember losing about 12 marks on the 2008 ITA exam. I got a study score of 49.

Hey ell, when you say you lost 12 marks, is that 12/90 or 12/180? I'm assuming its 12/180?

[ell]

Hey ell, when you say you lost 12 marks, is that 12/90 or 12/180? I'm assuming its 12/180?

No, I mean 12/90, or 24/180. I found my SoM, so I can show you now:

Multiple choice


Short answer and total score


And for good measure, proof of my 49


It does change from year to year, but not drastically.

[ben92]

Wow, incredible!

Do the VCAA mark ITA leniently? Did you surprise yourself with your raw score? I've heard the assessors report is a lot more stricter than how they actually mark the papers.

[ell]

Wow, incredible!

Do the VCAA mark ITA leniently? Did you surprise yourself with your raw score? I've heard the assessors report is a lot more stricter than how they actually mark the papers.

I came out of the exam quietly confident of a 48+ score, so (not meaning to sound arrogant or anything) I wasn't totally surprised when I got my 49. What did shock me, though, was the fact that I lost 12 marks.

As for the marking... it depends. For a 2 mark question after doubling (i.e. 1 mark on the exam paper) I got 1 out of 2, which meant that one of my markers gave me the mark while the other didn't.

[ttn]

Wow, thats just awesome.