IPT Scaling (2 Viewers)

[moodchanger08]

My teacher told our class that IPT will scale you down no matter how high your mark is, so, that's pretty strange. And I was wondering, I sat my IPT HSC exam in 2006, but I'm doing the rest of my HSC this year, will IPT be scaled according to 2006 results or will it be scaled according to 2008 results?

 

[me121]

My teacher told our class that IPT will scale you down no matter how high your mark is, so, that's pretty strange. And I was wondering, I sat my IPT HSC exam in 2006, but I'm doing the rest of my HSC this year, will IPT be scaled according to 2006 results or will it be scaled according to 2008 results?

your ipt mark would be scaled based on the 2006 scaling.

a lot of subject will scale down no matter how high your mark is. to make a valid statement you need to compared scaled marks. scaled marks on their own are meaningless.

 

[seano77]

For the 2008 paper.
expect diagrams. as in DFD's, System Flow.etc and drawing them.
as there were NONE in the 2007 HSC.

There was a context diagram question in the multiple choice.

 

[SimonLee13]

The only subjects that scale up are MX1, MX2 and Latin. Everything else scales down, except the severeness differs.

 

[Forbidden.]

hey.....to everyone that does IPT....is it true that IPT will scale u DOWN unless u get a really high mark above 90 or something???

i heard that yesterday and i was like NO WAAYYYY!!!

please tell....its making me lose confidence and motivation, knowing that i have to do exceptionally well to get a good mark or it will drag me down!!

if u DO rly well like beat many people in your class like a me... you wont get affected!

Rock On

 

[sungkwo]

I am kinda unsure how scaling works but according to this guide: http://www.uac.edu.au/pubs/pdf/2007_table_A3.pdf, IPT is capped at a scaled mark of a pathetic 93.6, and thats with a mark of 98- which is the top mark.

 

[Troy2287]

I am kinda unsure how scaling works but according to this guide: http://www.uac.edu.au/pubs/pdf/2007_table_A3.pdf, IPT is capped at a scaled mark of a pathetic 93.6, and thats with a mark of 98- which is the top mark.

Correct, IPT maximum scaled mark is 93.6. However 98 is not the top mark...you can get 100, but it too scales to 93.6.

I wouldn't complain about it though, IPT scales crap, but is very easy to do well in. There are only 3 core chapters plus 2 options to learn. It is mostly basic stuff.

 

[lyounamu]

The only subjects that scale up are MX1, MX2 and Latin. Everything else scales down, except the severeness differs.

That's not entirely true.

All subjects scale down generally. Even MX2 scales down in certain conditions (where the aligned mark is like <70).

Many subjects scale up if the aligned mark is high.

 

[emytaylor164]

Umm i don't know why everyone is saying it scales badly..... I have always heard the opposite of careers advisors. and teachers.

It is something that can help you with your UAI.

 

[Troy2287]

Umm i don't know why everyone is saying it scales badly..... I have always heard the opposite of careers advisors. and teachers.

It is something that can help you with your UAI.

Yes as I said above, it is good because it is easy to do well in. However your careers advisors & teachers are wrong; IPT generally scales crap.

 

[m00]

dont worry about scaling, if you can get atleats a band 5 in it then be happy

 

[jole1512]

how much would IPT scale me down?
im getting 2nd in my class
and my average when i last cheaked was 92

 

[benjihua93]

a board of studies liason officer came to our school and told us that scaling doesnt exist is just a myth that people have created

 

[pwoh]

Correct, IPT maximum scaled mark is 93.6. However 98 is not the top mark...you can get 100, but it too scales to 93.6.

I wouldn't complain about it though, IPT scales crap, but is very easy to do well in. There are only 3 core chapters plus 2 options to learn. It is mostly basic stuff.

So there's a maximum mark IPT can contribute to your UAI?
Not that I'm likely to get a UAI of 100, but isn't it theoretically possible to get a UAI of 100 with any combination of subjects?

What if you got 100% as a raw or aligned mark? Would it be scaled down then, or would it be scaled to 100% (aka 50.0).

 

[undalay]

So there's a maximum mark IPT can contribute to your UAI?
Not that I'm likely to get a UAI of 100, but isn't it theoretically possible to get a UAI of 100 with any combination of subjects?

What if you got 100% as a raw mark? Would it be scaled down then, or would it be scaled to 100% (aka 50.0).

some subjects have uai caps

 

[Timothy.Siu]

a board of studies liason officer came to our school and told us that scaling doesnt exist is just a myth that people have created

well his lying, there is scaling, they just dont want it to affect ur subject choices which it shudn't.

 

[trailblazer]

a board of studies liason officer came to our school and told us that scaling doesnt exist is just a myth that people have created

If scaling didn't exist, why would you want to do four unit maths? You would rather do the easy subjects like home economics and general maths instead

 

[Timothy.Siu]

If scaling didn't exist, why would you want to do four unit maths? You would rather do the easy subjects like home economics and general maths instead

lol yeah, ur mark for 4unit wud b like 90 when u cud do another subject and it'll b like 95...when 4unit maths is harder.

 

[pwoh]

some subjects have uai caps

Does that mean those subjects can't contribute 50.0 marks?

 

[trailblazer]

Does that mean those subjects can't contribute 50.0 marks?

Yes, some subjects do have a cap. Business Studies is capped at 96 i think.