Getting a 50 in methods...

[werdna]

What is the maximum number of marks (or round about) which you can lose in the final exams and still can a 50?

I'm not too sure - but I would imagine you'd be able to lose less marks in a Methods exam compared to a Further exam, to get a 50.

[kyzoo]

What is the maximum number of marks (or round about) which you can lose in the final exams and still can a 50?

I'm not too sure - but I would imagine you'd be able to lose less marks in a Methods exam compared to a Further exam, to get a 50.

Depends on SAC marks and year. In 2009 I lost 2.5 marks in Methods to get 48.

[Romperait]

Why not just aim for full marks and not worry too much about how many marks you can afford to lose?

[luffy]

Why not just aim for full marks and not worry too much about how many marks you can afford to lose?

haha, best attitude to keep. Problem is that aiming for full marks seems like an overly optimistic point of view to some people.

Doing well in Methods is all a matter of confidence, I reckon.

[Greatness]

Why not just aim for full marks and not worry too much about how many marks you can afford to lose?

This mindset is probably the best, becoz you wont allow yourself to make room for error.

[Pixon]

Why not just aim for full marks and not worry too much about how many marks you can afford to lose?

Yeh, this is the best advice to give. But note that it's not an easy thing to do. I certainly didn't have this mentatility and it really just adds to the amount of stress which VCE produces too much of all ready.

[sundayrose]

What is the maximum number of marks (or round about) which you can lose in the final exams and still can a 50?

I'm not too sure - but I would imagine you'd be able to lose less marks in a Methods exam compared to a Further exam, to get a 50.

Depends on SAC marks and year. In 2009 I lost 2.5 marks in Methods to get 48.

2.5 MARKS TO GET A 48! Whoa.....
I just wanted to get a feel for how hard it is to get a 50 in methods, cos I know how in further you need to get like 100%.

[thushan]

My friend last year dropped 2 on Exam 2 to get a 50, but another friend dropped 3 and got a 48.

[m@tty]

^ That would have to do with SACs.

[yabbaboo]

hi,

just wondering, did you do ALL the questions for the rest of the book (aside from chapter 1)?


EDIT: Which textbooks did you use to study for maths methods?

[thushan]

^ That would have to do with SACs.

Actually not at all; both of them got 100/100 for SACs.

[m@tty]

Different schools? Or are you talking about moderated scores of 100?

[thushan]

Different schools? Or are you talking about moderated scores of 100?

Moderated.

Like if I were to give some scores without disclosing names:

SACS (after moderation) Exam 1 Exam 2 Study Score

100   40    78  ---> 50
98    39.5  79 ---> 49
100   40    77 ---> 48

[luffy]

Different schools? Or are you talking about moderated scores of 100?

Moderated.

Like if I were to give some scores without disclosing names:

SACS (after moderation) Exam 1 Exam 2 Study Score

100   40    78  ---> 50
98    39.5  79 ---> 49
100   40    77 ---> 48

Wow.. are you sure you have accurate values? If so, there must have been A LOT of people that got 77 and 77.5/80 for exam 2 because in order to get a 49, you would have to lose precisely 2.5 marks on the exams. That seems somewhat unlikely to me, since its usually a range of 1-2 marks, for which a single study score stands. However, if this was the case, it must have been a good year

[thushan]

Not really; it depends on where you lose your marks. Losing 2 SAC marks is not the same as losing 2 Exam 1 marks or 2 exam 2 marks.