Moderation - Example (2 Viewers)

[KloppsAndRobbers]

What would be the internal moderated mark for each student in a situation like this?

Internal Mark	HSC Mark	Internal Moderated Mark
Student A - 99	95
Student B - 94	93
Student C - 93	93
Student D - 92	94
Student E - 91	92
Student F - 90	93
Student G - 89	93

 

[jimmysmith560]

I am assuming that by "HSC Mark" you are referring to the HSC exam mark/Examination Mark, not the overall HSC mark. If so, Student A's Assessment Mark will be adjusted to equal the highest HSC exam mark achieved in their cohort. In this case, the highest HSC exam mark is 95, meaning that Student A will receive 95 as their Assessment Mark. At the same time, since Student A also achieved the highest HSC exam mark, their overall HSC mark will be 95.

Student G's Assessment Mark will be determined in the same way as Student A, that is, their Assessment Mark will be adjusted to equal the lowest HSC exam mark achieved in their cohort. This mark was 92, meaning Student G will receive 92 as their Assessment Mark.

The Assessment Marks of the remaining students may not be exactly the same as their equivalent Examination Marks, although they will be similar. NESA also ensures that relative gaps between students are maintained following moderation. In this cohort, it appears that the relative gaps are not very large. HSC exam performance is also very close between the students. Below is your table with the missing values (including possible Assessment Marks for students ranked between first and last):

Internal Mark	HSC Mark	Internal Moderated Mark
Student A - 99	95	95
Student B - 94	93	93-94
Student C - 93	93	93
Student D - 92	94	92-93
Student E - 91	92	92
Student F - 90	93	92
Student G - 89	93	92

I hope this helps!

 

[KloppsAndRobbers]

Thank you so much.

The Assessment Marks of the remaining students may not be exactly the same as their equivalent Examination Marks, although they will be similar. NESA also ensures that relative gaps between students are maintained following moderation.

By "relative gaps", are you referring to the gaps between the internal marks or the HSC external marks?

Also if the rest of the cohort is pretty bad, like only one other score in the 80s and everyone else ranges from 50-75, does that affect the internal moderated marks of students from B-G a lot, or negligibly?

 

[jimmysmith560]

Thank you so much.

By "relative gaps", are you referring to the gaps between the internal marks or the HSC external marks?

Also if the rest of the cohort is pretty bad, like only one other score in the 80s and everyone else ranges from 50-75, does that affect the internal moderated marks of students from B-G a lot, or negligibly?

No worries. The term "relative gaps" refers to the relative differences between school assessment marks of different students, i.e. the ones that a school submits to NESA. When moderating, NESA preserves these gaps.

Regarding your other question, such HSC exam performance will lead to poorer Assessment Marks for the entire cohort, and it is likely that the differences between students will be significant if the relative gaps were originally larger.

 

[KloppsAndRobbers]

Regarding your other question, such HSC exam performance will lead to poorer Assessment Marks for the entire cohort, and it is likely that the differences between students will be significant if the relative gaps were originally larger.

So if the rest of the cohort can drag down the marks of the top students even if there is a large gap between say 84 and the next highest score? Can this cost a few band 6s in the top 7?

Or is the sheer distance between the two sets of scores enough to save the top students?

 

[jimmysmith560]

So if the rest of the cohort can drag down the marks of the top students even if there is a large gap between say 84 and the next highest score? Can this cost a few band 6s in the top 7?

Or is the sheer distance between the two sets of scores enough to save the top students?

Keep in mind that the Assessment Marks are adjusted to equal or be similar to equivalent Examination Marks. Examination Marks are the primary element here, not the relative gaps. If an entire cohort receives unfavourable Assessment Marks, then that is caused by unfavourable cohort performance in the HSC exams. Similarly, if some students receive unfavourable Assessment Marks, this will be because the equivalent Examination Marks themselves are unfavourable. Relative gaps may be changed slightly although they will remain close to the original (for example, an original gap of 12 can become 15, see the graph from NESA). More importantly, they will not be significant enough to prevent a high performing student from receiving an Assessment Mark in the top range. With that being said, it is definitely possible that an Examination Mark of 90 leads to an Assessment Mark of 89 for example.

 

[rev668]

What would be the internal moderated mark for each student in a situation like this?

Internal Mark	HSC Mark	Internal Moderated Mark
Student A - 99	95
Student B - 94	93
Student C - 93	93
Student D - 92	94
Student E - 91	92
Student F - 90	93
Student G - 89	93

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[KloppsAndRobbers]

Keep in mind that the Assessment Marks are adjusted to equal or be similar to equivalent Examination Marks. Examination Marks are the primary element here, not the relative gaps. If an entire cohort receives unfavourable Assessment Marks, then that is caused by unfavourable cohort performance in the HSC exams. Similarly, if some students receive unfavourable Assessment Marks, this will be because the equivalent Examination Marks themselves are unfavourable. Relative gaps may be changed slightly although they will remain close to the original (for example, an original gap of 12 can become 15, see the graph from NESA). More importantly, they will not be significant enough to prevent a high performing student from receiving an Assessment Mark in the top range. With that being said, it is definitely possible that an Examination Mark of 90 leads to an Assessment Mark of 89 for example.

Fair enough, thank you once again.