scaling down?? (1 Viewer)

[choc-chip]

harlo...every1 keep tellin me dat mathematic is a disavantage dat scale down pretty badly...is it ture??

 

[iambored]

if you do well no you will be fine

 

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if u do average-ok...then most likely u will get scaled down..

but if u do decent well...it will go up..

cos there are a lot of ppl doing 2u...so u need to make an effort to distinguish urself with the "elite"

 

[piccaninny]

dont you think in general maths they scale down you more than in 2u?

 

[choc-chip]

*sign*....any textbook recommended??

 

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if u want to revise topic by topic..

past papers by topic
Cambridge
fitz...

 

[choc-chip]

thanq..ancient orator...

 

[choc-chip]

i was 2 nervous when i sittin on da exam...i couldn't think of the formulaes,confusin everyfin...then keep skippin n skippn....

 

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by choc-chip
harlo...every1 keep tellin me dat mathematic is a disavantage dat scale down pretty badly...is it ture??

No; in the past, it has had scaling that is clearly above-average.

http://www.boredofstudies.org/scaledmeans.php

 

[HSC]

WELL...... i don't know if this is true..... but according to my friend's tutor who has been marking hsc maths for more than 10 years, if u get 80 something out of 120 (67%!!) then you'll be able to a band 6...
i don't really believe it though... coz it's too easy...

but yeah maths doesn't really scale u down...

 

[Jumbo Cactuar]

My teacher reckons that it goes a little like this

Maths 2U (scaling v raw)
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100%.........................0%

M/ex1
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M/ex2
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.........................\_____


see....

no?

basically if you do 2U there is a very narrow band of raw marks which get scaled up significantly. M/ex1 has a wider range of top scoring students benefiting from scaling and Most Mex2 ppl get scaled up!

 

[choc-chip]

so u guys all go tutoring??
how's northshore??i've been studing there 2 yr ago...it was quite hard....everyone telling me tutoring is essential in yr 12...ture?

 

[MrMiK]

tutoring?
its prob good 4 yer ay...
i havent got one, and it really shows in my marks..

yeh so.. but like i kno a guy doin.. 3 or 4unit...
he doesnt hav a tutor and hes 1st... against some who do hav em..
but furthur study never hurts, and all a tutor is, is help with furthur study.

 

[Hottieflossy]

if i have 12 units, 2 units of which are mathematics and i do really badly in that exam...they wont count them, will they?

 

[choc-chip]

most of my fd all doin 3 or 4 u math....
n i'm even strugglin in 2 u...*sigh*
my maths used to be crap.. no matter how many effort do i put in maths now,still doesn't reflect on da marks...

 

[cakes]

i wish i did work during the year!! it's starting to hurt now!

 

[choc-chip]

well..
u still got a week to go...reviewing each toppic test might helps.i think memorise the formular blindly doesn't work on me.do it while u goin through the excercise can be more effective...how were u goin wif ur ext maths??

 

[cakes]

HAHAHAHHAHA Extension maths!!
well, i started off the year getting 80% in that, and i was ranked something like 17...

NOW, i got 23% in my trials, and im ranked 105 or something!

so disappointing, i've given up on 3u

 

[choc-chip]

did u find out wat da problem was?
datz wat i experienced 2....i think da reason was stuffs gettin harder and i became lazy...datz why..
i used 2 studied only on da day b4 da test...and it doesn't work at all!!!!!
cuz i got 2 far behind...
how can u give it up??r u doin ur hsc soon?

 

[bella_puba]

I agree i suck hard at maths and i study the most for it but im glad i do 11 units so my religon will count cause i smash religon
good luck and dont worry maths is only a minute of the time we have now bt remeber we have the rest of our life to forget about that mark