Why are sciences and mathematics scaled so well?

chewy123 · 2 Jan 2009, 3:52 PM

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Post 47 give best answer, why no one read?

Rhanoct · 2 Jan 2009, 4:03 PM

so asian people can win the hsc durrr

and most people have horrible english, so expecting them to churn out flowing, coherent essays for legal, mod, ancient etc. is lolz.

tommykins · 2 Jan 2009, 6:50 PM

math > all

dp624 · 2 Jan 2009, 6:51 PM

more like 4u maths > all
2u and general aren't so hot
3u is good

lionking1191 · 2 Jan 2009, 7:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhanoct

so asian people can win the hsc durrr

and most people have horrible english, so expecting them to churn out flowing, coherent essays for legal, mod, ancient etc. is lolz.

lol @ the modern ranks

georgefren · 2 Jan 2009, 8:05 PM

They're not scaled so well that you can't do well without maths and sciences. You just need a little higher raw mark in your other subject (how much higher depending on the subject). Middle to high band sixes - above, say 95 - in almost any subject will scale approximately the same.

Rhanoct · 2 Jan 2009, 9:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lionking1191

lol @ the modern ranks

lol@winging your hsc (:

possessionless · 4 Jan 2009, 3:12 PM

i think that the scaling is fair yet unfair.
like i do a wide range of subjects ranging from easy to had.
community & family studies is most possibly one of the easiest things ever. but i know that its scaling is not so fantastic unless you do really really well. thats my easiest subject.
my hardest subject, extension 1 maths is rather difficult so i think for someone to be able to do that course & achieve a decent mark, is worth high scaling.

i dont think anything should get scaled down but scaling up, yes off course.
maths & sciences are hard. & its not actually the subject...its the students performing each year.

Will Shakespear · 4 Jan 2009, 3:33 PM

you don't have to do better

waht you have to do is

bribe everyone at ruse, baulko etc. to do ur crappy subjects

"hey guys i'll give u all sum cash if u do art & cafs"

dp624 · 4 Jan 2009, 4:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will Shakespear

you don't have to do better

waht you have to do is

bribe everyone at ruse, baulko etc. to do ur crappy subjects

"hey guys i'll give u all sum cash if u do art & cafs"

You could probably save a bit of money by bribing only the principal at ruse =D to transfer in

possessionless · 4 Jan 2009, 4:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will Shakespear

you don't have to do better

waht you have to do is

bribe everyone at ruse, baulko etc. to do ur crappy subjects

"hey guys i'll give u all sum cash if u do art & cafs"

LOL LOL LOL! i like that tactic :P

**Silver Persian** · 4 Jan 2009, 6:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by georgefren

They're not scaled so well that you can't do well without maths and sciences. You just need a little higher raw mark in your other subject (how much higher depending on the subject). Middle to high band sixes - above, say 95 - in almost any subject will scale approximately the same.

I got 99.1 with no extension maths or science

lionking1191 · 4 Jan 2009, 6:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will Shakespear

you don't have to do better

waht you have to do is

bribe everyone at ruse, baulko etc. to do ur crappy subjects

"hey guys i'll give u all sum cash if u do art & cafs"

not really...you'll just have a couple of state ranks taken and the scaling remains crappy in the mid-lower end

runnable · 4 Jan 2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will Shakespear

you don't have to do better

waht you have to do is

bribe everyone at ruse, baulko etc. to do ur crappy subjects

"hey guys i'll give u all sum cash if u do art & cafs"

In fact, the scaling will be worse due to the large amount of high marks taken by these students.

dp624 · 4 Jan 2009, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by runnable

In fact, the scaling will be worse due to the large amount of high marks taken by these students.

no, it'll be better. scaled mean goes up, which means scaling goes up

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