How hard are the papers marked? (1 Viewer)

[alse]

I was just wondering whether anyone knows how hard the markers mark 2U papers for HSC. Are they pretty lenient or do they deduct marks for leaving out the little details?

 

[apollo1]

I was just wondering whether anyone knows how hard the markers mark 2U papers for HSC. Are they pretty lenient or do they deduct marks for leaving out the little details?

hsc markers are really strict. because ur being compared to the whole state in the hsc they set the marking standards higher. so your geometry proofs have to be spot on for example.

 

[SXCBEAST]

I hear they are not that hard, they will not deduct marks if you show working and they can see it is a simple calculator error but if you make a silly mistake, they will obviously deduct marks. if you do half a question, they will still give you some marks

 

[ThandraCityRail]

they're always looking for excuses to give you marks, so give them some

also, the student always gets the benefit of the doubt

 

[someth1ng]

the student always gets the benefit of the doubt

What do you mean by this?

 

[OmmU]

What do you mean by this?

I think it means if you skip some steps but get the right answer you will still get all the marks?

I don't have a strong example for this but it is a cross between fudging but being correct... I think we have all done that before ^_^

 

[slyhunter]

I think it means if you skip some steps but get the right answer you will still get all the marks?

I don't have a strong example for this but it is a cross between fudging but being correct... I think we have all done that before ^_^

Markers will be looking to give marks but notice how on the instructions of every mathematics paper it states: all necessary working should be shown in every question.

Write down every step, skipping a step obvious to you may not be so obvious to a marker and they are entitled to deduct marks as a result (or like you've said, fudging).

 

[asianese]

If you should understanding of the question and attempting to solve it they try to give as many as possible. You must set out proofs and show questions appropriately, because these ARE prove/show, which requires some derivation and not just putting a line of 'working' and then jumping to the answer they gave you.

For geometry proofs, MAKE IT EASY FOR THE MARKER!! My teacher used to be a senior marker and she said whoever got the geometry question got, so to speak, the short straw. They take ages to mark as everyone has a different approach. MAKE IT EASY for them so they can happily give you marks! Don't assume anything and when putting in pronumerals, STATE IT => Let andleBAC = theta etc.etc. Then they can follow your proofs easier!

But yeah, as long as you have shown understanding and working they will give marks. Diagrams will attract marks if it shows understanding!

 

[ThandraCityRail]

I think it means if you skip some steps but get the right answer you will still get all the marks?

I don't have a strong example for this but it is a cross between fudging but being correct... I think we have all done that before ^_^

eg, if you have something written out extremely illegibly, but it sorta seems logical you would prob receive all the marks

other examples too