Band 6 in Physics (1 Viewer)

[chltmddus112]

I am just wondering...

around what percentage of students in NSW get band 6 in Physics?

 

[Js^-1]

Does that mean a mark > 92/100?

 

[BackCountrySnow]

it means the moderated mark is >90.

 

[Js^-1]

Ah. Am I right in saying that your moderated mark is the average of your moderated assessment and your exam mark?

 

[iEdd]

^ Yes, but a subject is only called a band 6 based on your performance in the final exam (See the UAC Scaling report):

Imagine 2 physics students both with a final mark of 90:

Exam Mark: Moderated Assessment Mark: Band:
91---------------89----------------------------------6
89---------------91----------------------------------5

It makes no difference to your UAI, as both got 90 as their final mark however.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[independantz]

I'm pretty sure that they are both considered band six. However, i'm not entirely sure.

 

[iEdd]

Hey, thanks for the offer. Just wondering:

• What was your raw trial mark and do you think it was HSC exam standard/difficulty? I got 87/100 for mine, which seemed the same difficulty as the official exam papers and I'm wondering if that means I'm good enough for a band 6.
• What was your final overall mark for physics on your HSC certificate?

 

[iEdd]

Good. Thanks for that I was thinking it wouldn't make sense otherwise. Someone at school was saying it went off the exam mark because the scaling report said "HSC mark of 90". I realise now it meant overall, not "HSC exam mark of 90". I see how he misread that, and apparently so did I.

Don't suppose the board of studies release data on what raw mark was moderated to 90/100 [band 6] for a given year? I've been told it is usually around 85% but obviously depends on the difficulty and candidature.

 

[tommykins]

回复: Re: Band 6 in Physics

they don't release raw marks and if you want yours you have to pay for it. 20 bucks i believe, but it's normally 80-85 raw to get a band 6.

 

[iEdd]

Re: 回复: Re: Band 6 in Physics

Yeah I've read all about that in the past. I believe it worked until a couple of years ago, when people paid and got nothing in return. Supposedly they could legally demand the raw marks but no one really cared that much. 80-85? Nice.

 

[JamesTockuss]

So where does the moderation of our school based assessment marks come in?

Like, say for example that in my trial exam for Physics I got 80/100, but that was rank 1 - and then I get say 92/100 for HSC, will my assessment mark be scaled up to 92?

Confuseddd