Bell curve system (1 Viewer)

[gman03]

Originally posted by sunny
ehhh....if you've read the thread, thats not the case everywhere.

I mean to those courses which such system is used, sux.

 

[sunny]

If you look at it that way yes.

But then again, you're assuming no matter how hard you work, you're not going to narrow the gap between you and the "smart" people.

If you work hard, you should catch up to some degree.

 

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by gman03
So that means if I enrolled in the same class with a bunch of smart people and everyone beat me in every assessment then I will fail no matter how hard I try? i.e. the bottom 2% of the S.D. curve?

No. Of course not. Don't be stupid. People aren't 'forced' to fail.

I've already answered your question:

Originally posted by Lazarus
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the mapping procedure is much more flexible than a bell curving one (allowing more high grades where a candidature is particularly good etc). Lecturers are allowed to depart from the bell curve distribution (not sure whether they actually do)... they just have to be able to justify it with reference to the candidature.

Obviously, if you have a 'super candidature' that is able to master the content of the entire course, no-one will fail. You don't get those candidatures though - if you did, the course content would be made more difficult or extra topics would be added, thereby 'restandardising' that candidature. There is no logic in claiming that students are arbitrarily failed, even when they've mastered the course (which means they've passed). It's contradictory.

The same doesn't necessarily apply for the other grades though.

 

[hk31]

Originally posted by Minai
Yeah =/
For Commerce subjects, the mark you get for your assessments (not finals) are THE marks you actually get. However, after you do the final, your marks are then bell-curved/standardised etc
ECON1101 for example, I was on about 27/40 after all the assessments, then after the final exam (worth 60%) I got 85 overall, meaning, if things were not standardised, I wouldve got 97% in the final exam which could not really be possible.

I could be wrong, but my tutors have indicated this, and thats just the impression I get from personal experience

hmmm....if you don't mind, can u post up your other marks for the other commerce core subjects in year 1? your mark before the final and after the final??
thanks

 

[Minai]

err, let me try and remeber

well ECON1101 (as above): 27/40 before final....final mark 85 (60% exam weight)
ACCT1501: 38/40 before final...final mark 87 (60% exam weight)
ECON1202: lol, 21/35 before final...final mark 62 (65% exam weight)

 

[Bambul]

There are also a number of lecturers who will go through everyones results and if you are on 64, 74 or 84 they will bump you up one mark. Something about employers not caring about what your mark was, only what grade you got (even if it was a high grade eg. 74).

Never happened to me though )never received a 65/75/85 but did get an 84 once).

 

[t-i-m-m-y]

Originally posted by Survivor39
It's weird because Paul adam said the top mark for last year was 94, then my demo said it's 98....

i remember paul said it was 94. still wanna beat me to HD? lolz i only getting a DN at this rate

 

[Exeter]

looks like some ppl are on their way to a couple HD's... *looks at hk31*

 

[Survivor39]

Originally posted by t-i-m-m-y
i remember paul said it was 94. still wanna beat me to HD? lolz i only getting a DN at this rate

OMG...what do i get if i beat you? Shout me lunch? l