Marking of options?

gonutsmate · 24 Oct 2008, 5:45 PM

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How are the options marked?

If you consider that the HSC aims to place all students in the course on an equal playing field, how do they mark each option without recognising the potential for relative differences in difficulty for each of them?

Hmm.

tau281290 · 24 Oct 2008, 6:15 PM

They are all similar. Name TWO......Outline ONE...Draw and label a diagram....

dazza, · 24 Oct 2008, 6:18 PM

we were told that genetics is regarded as harder, so i think we get scaled up (i hope)

Shadose · 24 Oct 2008, 6:52 PM

They kind of compare with other schools...answers from other schools, because they consider the answers after the exams.

So if you are doing an option module against James Ruse, it might be slightly harder for you to get those marks.

I think that's what my Chemistry teacher told me, she's quiet an experienced exam marker

Cob-was-here · 24 Oct 2008, 8:34 PM

Pfft all the questions were pretty much the same difficulty for each option and the task that each question provides is like exactly the same layout for each.

cccclaire · 24 Oct 2008, 8:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Cob-was-here

Pfft all the questions were pretty much the same difficulty for each option and the task that each question provides is like exactly the same layout for each.

However the content for options like Genetics, biotechnology and Biochem are a lot harder than say, communication.

So those options are marked up, my biology teacher says so, and she knows a lot about HSC marking.

nymphae · 24 Oct 2008, 10:33 PM

Alls I know is Communication is marked in Newcastle.

I don't even remember WHY I know that.

Kew · 24 Oct 2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by nymphae

Alls I know is Communication is marked in Newcastle.

I don't even remember WHY I know that.

Why is it marked in Newcastle? rofl.
o_o

sdx91 · 25 Oct 2008, 12:01 AM

lol ^

tau281290 · 25 Oct 2008, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadose

They kind of compare with other schools...answers from other schools, because they consider the answers after the exams.

So if you are doing an option module against James Ruse, it might be slightly harder for you to get those marks.

I think that's what my Chemistry teacher told me, she's quiet an experienced exam marker

I think im doing the same option as james ruse

midifile · 25 Oct 2008, 11:41 AM

Yeah they do scale the marks. This my understanding (its what ive been told by teachers, but who knows, it might not be right):

For example if the average mark in the genetics option was 60% raw, but the average mark for the rest of the paper for all the people who did genetics was 70% raw, they will scale all the marks for the genetics option up so that the aligned average is 70%. This is because genetics is one of the harder options.

Then, for an easier option like human story, if the average mark for that option was 70% raw, but those people had an average mark of 60% raw in the rest of the paper, they scale the option marks scale down.

Idk if thats right, but its what ive been told.

tau281290 · 25 Oct 2008, 1:06 PM

That sounds good.

axlenatore · 30 Oct 2008, 2:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nymphae

Alls I know is Communication is marked in Newcastle.

I don't even remember WHY I know that.

genetics is marked in newcastle

axlenatore · 30 Oct 2008, 2:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Kew

Why is it marked in Newcastle? rofl.
o_o

Papers are marked all over nsw. Some of PE is marked in coffs harbour etc, they spread it out so teachers dont have to travel extremely far and to mix up the markers,

24 Oct 2008, 5:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
gonutsmate Junior Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Undisclosed Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 35 Last Activity: 11 Feb 2009, 11:37 PM	Marking of options? You can hide this advertisement by registering. How are the options marked? If you consider that the HSC aims to place all students in the course on an equal playing field, how do they mark each option without recognising the potential for relative differences in difficulty for each of them? Hmm.

24 Oct 2008, 6:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
tau281290 Executive Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 513 Last Activity: 24 Jan 2010, 11:01 PM	Re: Marking of options? They are all similar. Name TWO......Outline ONE...Draw and label a diagram....

24 Oct 2008, 6:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
dazza, New Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 19 Last Activity: 22 Feb 2009, 9:17 PM	Re: Marking of options? we were told that genetics is regarded as harder, so i think we get scaled up (i hope)

24 Oct 2008, 6:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Shadose Enjoy Life HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 256 Last Activity: 4 Nov 2009, 11:37 AM	Re: Marking of options? They kind of compare with other schools...answers from other schools, because they consider the answers after the exams. So if you are doing an option module against James Ruse, it might be slightly harder for you to get those marks. I think that's what my Chemistry teacher told me, she's quiet an experienced exam marker

24 Oct 2008, 8:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cob-was-here Assistant Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 86 Last Activity: 5 Nov 2008, 10:49 PM	Re: Marking of options? Pfft all the questions were pretty much the same difficulty for each option and the task that each question provides is like exactly the same layout for each. __________________ 2008 HSC subjects: Adv English; 3u maths; Studies of Religion 1; Design and Technology; Biology; Physics UAI Aim: 82+

24 Oct 2008, 10:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
nymphae New Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Female Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 22 Last Activity: 12 Nov 2008, 5:24 PM	Re: Marking of options? Alls I know is Communication is marked in Newcastle. I don't even remember WHY I know that. __________________ \|\| too young to hold on, but too old to just break free and run \|\| \|\| HSC '08: English Extension 1, Latin Continuers, Latin Extension, G-Unit Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology \|\|

25 Oct 2008, 12:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
sdx91 Junior Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 39 Last Activity: 25 Apr 2009, 8:21 PM	Re: Marking of options? lol ^

25 Oct 2008, 11:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
midifile Na Na Na Na Naa HSC: 2008 Gender: Female Location: Sydney Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,221 Last Activity: 12 Dec 2009, 7:39 PM	Re: Marking of options? Yeah they do scale the marks. This my understanding (its what ive been told by teachers, but who knows, it might not be right): For example if the average mark in the genetics option was 60% raw, but the average mark for the rest of the paper for all the people who did genetics was 70% raw, they will scale all the marks for the genetics option up so that the aligned average is 70%. This is because genetics is one of the harder options. Then, for an easier option like human story, if the average mark for that option was 70% raw, but those people had an average mark of 60% raw in the rest of the paper, they scale the option marks scale down. Idk if thats right, but its what ive been told.

25 Oct 2008, 1:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
tau281290 Executive Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 513 Last Activity: 24 Jan 2010, 11:01 PM	Re: Marking of options? That sounds good.

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