BOS certificate Internal vs External (1 Viewer)

[PakiPrince]

For past HSCers, how was your final examination mark on the BOS report in comparison to your final internal assessment mark?

 

[D94]

The final exam mark is your performance in the HSC exam. The assessment mark is moderated based on your school mark and how well your cohort did, especially in terms of the range of marks.

Some of my marks were really close, one was considerably distant. I don't see the point of your question though.

 

[PakiPrince]

The final exam mark is your performance in the HSC exam. The assessment mark is moderated based on your school mark and how well your cohort did, especially in terms of the range of marks.

Some of my marks were really close, one was considerably distant. I don't see the point of your question though.

I heard people considerably improve towards end of HSC and thus their exam mark is reflective of that, but then again won't the internal mark be moderated up then?

The point is I'm curious as to if I should expect a higher, lower or similar mark.

 

[Crobat]

I can't recall precisely, but I do remember every one of my internal marks were lower than my external performance considerably, with the exception of Society and Culture. The most drastic difference was my Legal Studies marks which were in the 70s internally but 97 in the exam mark. It'll be different from person to person because the schools set their internal exams to different standards, not necessarily reflective of the external exam.

 

[PakiPrince]

I can't recall precisely, but I do remember every one of my internal marks were lower than my external performance considerably, with the exception of Society and Culture. The most drastic difference was my Legal Studies marks which were in the 70s internally but 97 in the exam mark. It'll be different from person to person because the schools set their internal exams to different standards, not necessarily reflective of the external exam.

So you got a final HSC mark of 80s for legal?

 

[enoilgam]

Mine were pretty similar.

 

[D94]

I heard people considerably improve towards end of HSC and thus their exam mark is reflective of that, but then again won't the internal mark be moderated up then?

The point is I'm curious as to if I should expect a higher, lower or similar mark.

Assuming the whole cohort considerably improves, then yes, their assessment mark would reflect that. But at the same time, whilst you as an individual might considerably improve, if your cohort does not, then since the moderated assessment mark factors in the highest/lowest HSC exam marks, then no, you may not get an assessment mark reflective of your own performance.

At the school I went to, I got the highest HSC exam mark for History Extension, but I did quite poorly at school (mainly due to the History Project being worth 80%). But those who were expected to get 49/50 or even 50/50, did quite mediocre, and a couple of the tail did poorly. So even though I got the highest exam mark, my moderated assessment mark was 8 out of 50 marks different from my exam mark.

So the cohort's performance is also very important. Everyone has to improve, not just yourself.

 

[enoilgam]

A lot of people think that the final marks are a lot higher because they forget about the moderation that is applied to internal marks. For example, in SOR I, my raw internal mark was like 68%, but my final mark was 90. That isnt due to a significant improvement, that's because of moderation (which D94 has explained in more detail).

 

[Crobat]

So you got a final HSC mark of 80s for legal?

No, I got a 94 for Legal. My moderated assessment mark was 91. I was talking about my internal assessment mark average which I thought you were talking about.

If you're talking about the moderated assessment marks, then mine were pretty much the same.

 

[Makematics]

is your examination mark (external mark) affected by your internal performance in any way?

 

[D94]

is your examination mark (external mark) affected by your internal performance in any way?

No.

 

[Makematics]

No.

wowwww i have been heavily misinformed for many months if this is the case.

 

[Menomaths]

wowwww i have been heavily misinformed for many months if this is the case.

Well if you perform badly it will make your internal mark go down as compared to others which will decrease your overall HSC mark since moderation takes into account the relative gaps.

 

[Makematics]

this is excellent news. thank you mr D94

 

[D94]

wowwww i have been heavily misinformed for many months if this is the case.

Haha, it is definitely the case. It is your own performance, so if you get 70, then you get 70 for your exam mark, even if you're first. So it is important that even first place does well in the exams, let alone everyone.

You can think of the HSC exam as another assessment, which is actually how BOS thinks when they moderate - this is the only common assessment that all students take in the state, therefore, they can adjust school marks based on that control.