Is this true? (2 Viewers)

[BlueGas]

If Person A and Person B are in the same 2-unit class, but Person B does 3-unit while Person A doesn't. Person B is coming 1st for 3-unit, and Person A is coming 1st for 2-unit, Person A gets the highest mark in 2-unit and his mark is 90. Does Person B get Person A's mark for 2-unit? Is this true? If yes, how is this fair?

 

[Librah]

If Person A and Person B are in the same 2-unit class, but Person B does 3-unit while Person A doesn't. Person B is coming 1st for 3-unit, and Person A is coming 1st for 2-unit, Person A gets the highest mark in 2-unit and his mark is 90. Does Person B get Person A's mark for 2-unit? Is this true? If yes, how is this fair?

What does "getting Person B's mark" mean... Does he/she like snatch it away or something. 2 unit and 3 unit are separate things, they have no connection with each other in terms of what your marks are gonna be for either of the two different subjects.

 

[Queenroot]

No

 

[braintic]

Where do people come up with this crap?

 

[Queenroot]

Where do people come up with this crap?

Peers and funnily enough teachers who have no idea of the process. I remember one of my teachers explaining the process and misinforming my whole class while I giggled in the background.

 

[Librah]

Peers and funnily enough teachers who have no idea of the process. I remember one of my teachers explaining the process and misinforming my whole class while I giggled in the background.

Someone needs to sticky that thread on how mark moderation works on the top of the BOS home page with the flashing red words "important."

 

[BlueGas]

I didn't come up with this, I was informed by my teacher. I can confirm that she doesn't know what she's saying because she also said that if you pass 3 - unit that's an automatic band 5. After another person explained to me why that's incorrect, I felt dumb.

 

[photastic]

2 unit and 3 unit should always be treated as different subjects.

 

[braintic]

I didn't come up with this, I was informed by my teacher. I can confirm that she doesn't know what she's saying because she also said that if you pass 3 - unit that's an automatic band 5. After another person explained to me why that's incorrect, I felt dumb.

Take a read of this:

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc-results/determining-achievement.html

 

[milkytea99]

You'll be surprised that a lot of school teachers don't know how the system works LOL. I remembered one of my teachers she told me that all subjects are equal. That's not true! Scaling causes all subjects NOT to be equal

 

[braintic]

You'll be surprised that a lot of school teachers don't know how the system works LOL. I remembered one of my teachers she told me that all subjects are equal. That's not true! Scaling causes all subjects NOT to be equal

Let me guess ... she taught one of the 'less equal' subjects ?

 

[photastic]

Its funny because UAC explains the scaling process. Don't understand why teachers simply don't read the documents.

 

[braintic]

Its funny because UAC explains the scaling process. Don't understand why teachers simply don't read the documents.

You are speaking from the point of view of someone who understands maths.
You wouldn't believe how hard it is to explain the simplest mathematical concept to a typical English teacher.
And then there are the Art teachers ....

 

[milkytea99]

Let me guess ... she taught one of the 'less equal' subjects ?

Yes lol, she's teaching a low scaling subject.
She always complains that I spend a lot of time in English, Economics, Maths etc and neglect her subject

 

[klee98]

You are speaking from the point of view of someone who understands maths.
You wouldn't believe how hard it is to explain the simplest mathematical concept to a typical English teacher.
And then there are the Art teachers ....

I'm pretty sure people who teaches at a school, would know how to look at a graph, regardless the subject they teach.....

 

[braintic]

I'm pretty sure people who teaches at a school, would know how to look at a graph, regardless the subject they teach.....

You would be surprised.

 

[RealiseNothing]

I didn't come up with this, I was informed by my teacher. I can confirm that she doesn't know what she's saying because she also said that if you pass 3 - unit that's an automatic band 5. After another person explained to me why that's incorrect, I felt dumb.

If you pass 3-unit, although not automatic, you'd be looking pretty good at getting a band 5.

 

[BLIT2014]

You are speaking from the point of view of someone who understands maths.
You wouldn't believe how hard it is to explain the simplest mathematical concept to a typical English teacher.
And then there are the Art teachers ....

What if your Art teacher did the equivalent of four unit mathematics?

 

[braintic]

What if your Art teacher did the equivalent of four unit mathematics?

Of course there are exceptions (I did say 'typical'). But generically what I am saying is true - I'm speaking from experience.

 

[mreditor16]

You are speaking from the point of view of someone who understands maths.
You wouldn't believe how hard it is to explain the simplest mathematical concept to a typical English teacher.
And then there are the Art teachers ....

Of course there are exceptions (I did say 'typical'). But generically what I am saying is true - I'm speaking from experience.

I have to pretty much agree. That's why at many schools when HSC results come out, Maths department is usually asked to crunch the numbers and analyse the results of all subjects, then at executive and/or staff meetings, a representative from Maths will report the findings and send through a simplified version of trends/patterns for each subject to the respective head teacher for them to consider and utilise in planning future teaching and assessments.