Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2008 HSC w/ tables

dp624 · 19 Dec 2008, 7:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Pwnage101

this must be one of the most popular subject combinations for the HSC lol

yeah, imo it's the best combination. subjects are similar enough (sciences, maths) and not extremely difficult. they all have pretty good scaling (both maths, engadv is one of the better scaling englishes, and chem phys scale better than bio). and very streamlined, 10 units =D

Enobarbus · 20 Dec 2008, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dp624

yeah, imo it's the best combination. subjects are similar enough (sciences, maths) and not extremely difficult. they all have pretty good scaling (both maths, engadv is one of the better scaling englishes, and chem phys scale better than bio). and very streamlined, 10 units =D

you forget to mention it's also an extremely dry and intolerable pattern of study

adnan91 · 20 Dec 2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Enobarbus

you forget to mention it's also an extremely dry and intolerable pattern of study

just chuck bio back in then

wendybird · 20 Dec 2008, 11:36 PM

pumps fist for the classic asian combo

damn you right side humanities brain (to which i am geared)!

ZaraKu · 21 Dec 2008, 1:11 AM

How is Adv. English scaled higher? I thought both advanced and standard were scaled the same, only fundamentals was scaled different

dp624 · 21 Dec 2008, 3:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Enobarbus

you forget to mention it's also an extremely dry and intolerable pattern of study

depends on your taste. your brother is doing similar to this so yea. i find essay writing very intolerable.

**Lazarus** · 21 Dec 2008, 3:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ZaraKu

How is Adv. English scaled higher? I thought both advanced and standard were scaled the same, only fundamentals was scaled different

You're right, they're scaled the same - but advanced students are typically ranked above standard students, so they usually get the higher marks.

The ESL course is scaled separately and ordinarily has below average scaling.

jm01 · 2 Jan 2009, 1:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kaz1

OMG at Mathematics Extension 2 scaling it went even higher than last year.

That's because the external examination this year was like close to impossible (I heard this from someone who gained the highest mark for MX2 at our school this year)

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Originally Posted by Lazarus

You're right, they're scaled the same - but advanced students are typically ranked above standard students, so they usually get the higher marks.

Does this mean that people can 'dumb down' for English and gain better results?

lyounamu · 2 Jan 2009, 1:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jm01

That's because the external examination this year was like close to impossible (I heard this from someone who gained the highest mark for MX2 at our school this year)

Does this mean that people can 'dumb down' for English and gain better results?

wot

difficulty of exam = scaling

no matter how hard/easy that exam was, it doesn't affect scaling as it is determined by the overall calibre of the student.

x.Exhaust.x · 2 Jan 2009, 1:58 PM

Whilst looking through all of the tables, I think I'll stick with 12 units (Table A7 convinced me enough, with other factors of course). The scaling of 4U Mathematics increased this year too. Lets hope it increases for 2009

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dp624 · 2 Jan 2009, 2:06 PM

No, the external MX2 exam was not impossible at all.
And this would not have affected scaling. Perhaps this year, the MX2 cohort was simply better

Pwnage101 · 2 Jan 2009, 2:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dp624

No, the external MX2 exam was not impossible at all.
And this would not have affected scaling. Perhaps this year, the MX2 cohort was simply better

i agree, for me it was just what i wasn't expecting

when i got home i saw 10 easy marks i couldve got had i read them correctly

dp624 · 2 Jan 2009, 2:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Pwnage101

i agree, for me it was just what i wasn't expecting

when i got home i saw 10 easy marks i couldve got had i read them correctly

Hey, if i hadnt lost my 4 marks of silly mistakes i would've gotten the top raw external in state (or so i keep telling myself.. haha)

lyounamu · 2 Jan 2009, 2:13 PM

lol, I doubt scaling for 4 unit maths would increase again for 2009 because from what I see, 2008 seems like the maximum scaled set of marks...

2 unit might increase though seeing that how poor the scaling was generally (even 98 aligned = 94-95 scaled mark wth)

Dragonmaster262 · 2 Jan 2009, 2:21 PM

I can't access any of the Tables. When I open them it says that the file is damaged and can not be repaired.

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wendybird Member HSC: 2009 Gender: Female Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 114 Last Activity: Today, 12:38 AM	Re: Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2008 HSC w/ tables pumps fist for the classic asian combo damn you right side humanities brain (to which i am geared)!

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ZaraKu Executive Member HSC: 2008 Gender: Female Location: Newcastle Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 401 Last Activity: 10 Nov 2009, 12:01 AM	Re: Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2008 HSC w/ tables How is Adv. English scaled higher? I thought both advanced and standard were scaled the same, only fundamentals was scaled different __________________ I Support The Boys In Gold Proud Squadron Member for Life!

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x.Exhaust.x Prophet 9 Bye bye HSC. HSC: 2009 Gender: Male Location: Sydney NW Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,824 Last Activity: Today, 12:44 PM	Re: Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2008 HSC w/ tables Whilst looking through all of the tables, I think I'll stick with 12 units (Table A7 convinced me enough, with other factors of course). The scaling of 4U Mathematics increased this year too. Lets hope it increases for 2009 . __________________ HSC o9`: - Adv. English - Ext. 1 Maths - Ext. 2 Maths - Chemistry - Physics Tutoring for Year 7-12 students: http://community.boredofstudies.org/...ills-area.html

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dp624 Loquacious One HSC: 2008 Gender: Male Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,283 Last Activity: Yesterday, 10:32 PM Blog Entries: 1	Re: Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2008 HSC w/ tables No, the external MX2 exam was not impossible at all. And this would not have affected scaling. Perhaps this year, the MX2 cohort was simply better __________________ HSC'08 [UAI100!] -English Advanced, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Physics, Chemistry UNSW MBBS'14 [Scientia Scholarship]

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lyounamu Snow Flower Forever~ HSC: 2009 Gender: Male Location: Namstar - located 1073 parsecs from the planet Earth ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9,526 Last Activity: Today, 1:08 PM Blog Entries: 1	Re: Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2008 HSC w/ tables lol, I doubt scaling for 4 unit maths would increase again for 2009 because from what I see, 2008 seems like the maximum scaled set of marks... 2 unit might increase though seeing that how poor the scaling was generally (even 98 aligned = 94-95 scaled mark wth) __________________ If you need any help with studies, just pm me. http://www.facebook.com/note.php?not...01&ref=profile (UN)OFFICIAL BOS SOCIAL NETWORK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bored-...?v=info&ref=mf Offering dedicated tutoring: http://community.boredofstudies.org/...mentoring.html

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Dragonmaster262 Executive Member HSC: 2010 Gender: Male Location: NSW Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 757 Last Activity: Today, 11:28 AM Blog Entries: 1	Re: Preliminary Report on the Scaling of the 2008 HSC w/ tables I can't access any of the Tables. When I open them it says that the file is damaged and can not be repaired. __________________ HSC 2010: Mathematics Ext 1 + Mathematics Ext 2 + Physics + Chemistry + Biology + English Advanced + Legal Studies PHS: Class of 2010 Need any Free Past Papers for Sciences and Maths? Please PM me with your e-mail address and I'll see what I can do. Please be specific with which papers you want otherwise your PM will be ignored.

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