University Grades. (1 Viewer)

[SoCal]

Do your raw grades at University get scaled or aligned or anything, or do they stay as a raw mark for your final grade? Also, why is the symbol for a fail grade FF, and not just an F?

 

[boredofschool]

I don't know about other unis but at UWS they scale the final marks based on how well you perform in the final exam....they probably do this cause the courses are taught over a no. of campuses....
I'm not sure if this is an advantage??!

FF means fucken failed!!!

 

[santaslayer]

yes sum r scaled......eg...science and adv science subjects would be scaled differently........but sum other courses wont have that.....

 

[Ribbon]

AT ANU they scale the marks so a certain percentage of people get HDs, Ds, Cs and Ps. They don't have a quota on fails though !

 

[santaslayer]

is that the bell curve system i've been hearing about?

 

[MiuMiu]

Hello people its called the bell curve.....

 

[MiuMiu]

haha we both posted at 8:18....

 

[santaslayer]

LoLz.....too bad they dont show the seconds...

 

[SoCal]

Originally posted by Ribbon
AT ANU they scale the marks so a certain percentage of people get HDs, Ds, Cs and Ps. They don't have a quota on fails though !

Originally posted by santaslayer
is that the bell curve system i've been hearing about?

This is what I was talking about. So the marks are allocated to a bell curve.

 

[SoCal]

Originally posted by santaslayer
LoLz.....too bad they dont show the seconds...

They do when the response email is sent to you.

 

[iambored]

lol i never noticed that. and i have turned it off now anyway

 

[hipsta_jess]

Originally posted by Merethrond
This is what I was talking about. So the marks are allocated to a bell curve.

merethrond, i dont think newcastle uses the bell curve system.

 

[MiuMiu]

As far as I know, all unis use the bell curve, its a universal thing across the world, and it also used to be used for the HSC

 

[acidicFury]

UNCLE does not use the bell curve.

 

[santaslayer]

Originally posted by Merethrond
They do when the response email is sent to you.

eh.i think i just used quick quote that day..damn.

 

[SoCal]

Originally posted by hipsta_jess
merethrond, i dont think newcastle uses the bell curve system.

So does Newcastle University use any scaling system at all?

Originally posted by santaslayer
eh.i think i just used quick quote that day..damn.

If it really matters, you replied 8:18:29 PM, and Ms 12 replied at 8:18:48 PM.

 

[Dingo2004]

i'll b one of the ones getting HDs

 

[MiuMiu]

HD for modesty!

 

[boredofschool]

Originally posted by natstar
Yeah at UWS, only a certain # of ppl can get credits, distictions H distictions

that suxs!!
wouldn't that be an advantage to older students then??

 

[Generator]

Originally posted by boredofschool
that suxs!!
wouldn't that be an advantage to older students then??

Ah, how?
Most people enter a unit with the same number of units under their belt ,so I cannot see 'older' students are advantaged in any way.