A ridiculously easy question about which 2 u of eng have to count (2 Viewers)

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by gloria*
it is interesting what you say about the way marks are distributed-- do you know of anywhere I can look up to read more about it? Is it delved into online anywhere?

Hmm, good question... I don't think so, sorry.

Though here are a few excerpts from some documents that I have hard copies of -

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The performance of the 3 unit students as a group on the common 2 unit/3 unit examination determines their pattern of marks in the additional course. The marks of the 3 unit students on the additional course are adjusted so that as a group, these marks have the same mean, standard deviation and distribution shape as these students achieved on the common course.
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The pattern of marks of the group of 3 unit students on the additional 3 unit paper is made to coincide with the performance of this 3 unit group on the 2 unit common paper. This is done by using a process called equipercentile mapping.
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The marks of students in a 3 unit additional course are scaled according to the performance of these students on the common paper. That is, they are given the same mean, standard deviation and distribution shape they achieved on the common paper.
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There's not really much more to it than that. Hope it helps.

 

[Lazarus]

I should stop splitting up my posts.

Originally posted by gloria*
Do you mind if I print this, and take it to my english head teacher sometime this week? So I can show her that someone (though in 2001) DIDN'T have advanced english counted?

Go for it.

Originally posted by gloria*
And-- how did you come to do philosophy in yr 12? Was it with a uni? (Envious am I.)

Yeah - it's delivered by UNE, but it's for the HSC. See www.distinction.nsw.edu.au.

 

[gloria*]

Fuck there is one on comparative lit --- I fucking hate my school!

Thanks for all your help

// are you at uni now? What courses?

 

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by gloria*
// are you at uni now? What courses?

UNSW - Comp Sci/Law. You can PM me (or maybe start a new thread) for any other details.

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by gloria*
Fuck there is one on comparative lit --- I fucking hate my school!

Thanks for all your help

// are you at uni now? What courses?

you'd still have to accel in your studies,
completing the hsc one year (or more) ahead of your cohort.

e.g. completing 2u maths in year 11, or year 10 for some students and getting a great mark.

i wanted to do philos. but didn't get a band 6 for maths last year, so eh!

 

[dopez]

umm a person who got like band 3 in ext 2 maths got in..

 

[Lazarus]

Band E3 in Extension 2 would probably be deemed higher than band 5 in the 2u course... but either way, I think you need to have accelerated at the top level to be eligible (i.e. taken any/all extension courses).

 

[truly-in-bliss]

umm..i was wondering wot is E4? i am getting that for extension 2 english and some other sub...

 

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by truly-in-bliss
i was wondering wot is E4?

It's the top band in extension courses; they range from E1 to E4 instead of 1 to 6.

 

[gloria*]

Originally posted by Huy
you'd still have to accel in your studies,
completing the hsc one year (or more) ahead of your cohort.

Yarr I was doing Maths Ext up until year 11, I only stopped because I didn't see where it was going to get me.

(+ the numbers were starting to talk to me. ahaha.)