Question bout aligned HSC exam mark (1 Viewer)

[blah]

is it almost certain that the aligned exam mark will be higher than ur actual raw mark? (eg.for sdd)

if it is, wot factors determine how much ur raw mark will go up by?

 

[McLake]

is it almost certain that the aligned exam mark will be higher than ur actual raw mark? (eg.for sdd)

Depends on the subject (SDD = mark will go up)

if it is, wot factors determine how much ur raw mark will go up by?

How well you do in that exam
How well everyone else does in that exam
How well eveyone in that exam goes in other exams

 

[blah]

ok thnx alot

 

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by blah
if it is, wot factors determine how much ur raw mark will go up by [when converted to an aligned mark]?

It is a completely subjective process performed by BOS exam 'judges'. They will look at the descriptors for the performance bands and determine what a borderline band 5/6 student would have received on that paper as a raw mark. That mark will be mapped to 90. And so on for the other band cut-offs.

 

[blah]

is there anywhere where we can c last years cut off marks??

or dun bos ever release them?

 

[Lazarus]

The BOS doesn't release them.

Although if your teacher was an exam supervisor, they might know.

 

[blah]

awww damn thnx

im jus hoping that the cut offs for sdd are decent

 

[Minai]

I think they are

I got 80 as an aligned exam mark for SDD last yr
and theres no way in hell i coulda only lost 20 marks coz i fully stuffed most of the algorithms...