sac scores

[vce01]

hey there

just had a further sac today, and im really pissed as i dropped around 4-5 marks on a question i should have been able to easily answer. especially if we'd been allowed to take our book in, which is what we get to do in both of our exams right?

thing is im really gunning for a 50. or at the very least a 49.

we've already had a sac, a 100 mark one and we havent got it back but i honestly cant think of any mistake i might have done. made sure i did everything correctly. the one i did today was a 35 mark one out of what i think is going to be another 100 mark sac. (its on a module). so i could still get 95/100..

there are about 45-50 ppl doing in further in my school, and at the end of the day im quite certain of ending up in the top 5. dont want to come across as arrogant or anything but the majority of my class dont really care about getting as high a score as i want. so i figure, if i manage to stay top 5, and perhaps not lose a mark in the exams, i should be able to get that 50 right? cuz ive heard a fair few times that even if you drop a couple of marks during the year (in sacs or exams) your chances of getting a 50 are gone. i didnt believe it at first but im starting to get a bit concerned now.

just after some assurances, thats all. thanks in advance.

[beezy4eva]

its not really ur mark that matters, its moreso about how u rank. If you still rank first , and get 100% on your exams, id say you'll get 50

[dcc]

Further is like Methods, if you lose a mark, then your 50 will probably turn into a 49.

(Specialist allows you to lose 2 marks before your 50 turns into a 49).

[Mao]

hey there

just had a further sac today, and im really pissed as i dropped around 4-5 marks on a question i should have been able to easily answer. especially if we'd been allowed to take our book in, which is what we get to do in both of our exams right?

nope, only exam 2.

exam 1 allows nothing

[ell]

hey there

just had a further sac today, and im really pissed as i dropped around 4-5 marks on a question i should have been able to easily answer. especially if we'd been allowed to take our book in, which is what we get to do in both of our exams right?

nope, only exam 2.

exam 1 allows nothing

I think it's different in Further - you are allowed to take anything in both exams.

[droodles]

further exams are both tech active. its good

[costargh]

u can bring ur book to both exams i am 99% sure

[doboman]

yep, both your book and calc

[clinton_09]

yeh u can bring your book in both exams

[jess3254]

u can bring ur book to both exams i am 99% sure

YOU CAN BRING BOOKS INTO FURTHER EXAMS?!

Do you mean notebooks or your textbooks?

[Chocoholic]

u can bring ur book to both exams i am 99% sure

YOU CAN BRING BOOKS INTO FURTHER EXAMS?!


Do you mean notebooks or your textbooks?

either, but it has to fit the criteria vcaa has set


EDIT: Here's the link
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/memorandums/2007/28.html

[jess3254]

either, but it has to fit the criteria vcaa has set


EDIT: Here's the link
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/memorandums/2007/28.html

It seems slightly ridiculous that they allow you to take books into the examination. I would've thought they'd just provide a formula sheet. But wouldn't a text book just give you all the answers?

[Mao]

either, but it has to fit the criteria vcaa has set


EDIT: Here's the link
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/memorandums/2007/28.html

It seems slightly ridiculous that they allow you to take books into the examination. I would've thought they'd just provide a formula sheet. But wouldn't a text book just give you all the answers?

that'll just allow you access [and time-wasting] searching through all the possible methods you could apply.

its a coverup excuse to seek out those who konw the subject and can do difficult problems from those who knows how to rote learn and use formulas, removing some luck and silly-mistakes factors from the final SS and making it more "fair"

[ell]

that'll just allow you access [and time-wasting] searching through all the possible methods you could apply.

its a coverup excuse to seek out those who konw the subject and can do difficult problems from those who knows how to rote learn and use formulas, removing some luck and silly-mistakes factors from the final SS and making it more "fair"

Absolutely. IMO, a student not taking anything into the exam will have the about the same chance (if not more chance, since there isn't any time spent flicking through the reference) as getting a good mark.

That being said, I think the process of making your own bound reference throughout the year is highly effective - it serves as revision every time you update it. And also, I guess taking a bound reference gives you more confidence than not having one.

[jsimmo]

SAC 2 (Graphs and relations): 21/24 (87.5%) .. A really, really, hard SAC.. the majority of my school failed.

I lost three marks for not rounding UP my answer.. LOL it's just pathetic.. my teacher is so strict