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[Trebla]

except the HSC is at the end of the day is testing booksmart, not practical skills. Hence why it culminates as a final external paper.

Not really. Have a read of the learning outcomes expected of the syllabus. Whilst it may be weighted more to theory, it is intended to be more all-rounded. Consider the HSC from an educator’s perspective, not just from a narrow-minded ATAR ranking point of view.

Every subject’s syllabus has a set of learning outcomes and for some they vary from theoretical to practical. Those learning outcomes must be formally assessed at least once to contribute to your HSC mark. Some of these are not possible to assess through the actual HSC exam, so internal practical assessments play that role.

If NESA was awash with a tonne of money and specialist education staff then it would be better to standardise practical exams across the entire state. Unfortunately NESA isn’t loaded, so internal assessments are the next best thing.

 

[coolcat6778]

Not really. Have a read of the learning outcomes expected of the syllabus. Whilst it may be weighted more to theory, it is intended to be more all-rounded. Consider the HSC from an educator’s perspective, not just from a narrow-minded ATAR ranking point of view.

Every subject’s syllabus has a set of learning outcomes and for some they vary from theoretical to practical. Those learning outcomes must be formally assessed at least once to contribute to your HSC mark. Some of these are not possible to assess through the actual HSC exam, so internal practical assessments play that role.

If NESA was awash with a tonne of money and specialist education staff then it would be better to standardise practical exams across the entire state. Unfortunately NESA isn’t loaded, so internal assessments are the next best thing.

The nsw syllabus is awfully written with many omissions, considering that many key terminology tested in the hsc exam isn't even present in the syllabus

 

[jane1820]

The nsw syllabus is awfully written with many omissions, considering that many key terminology tested in the hsc exam isn't even present in the syllabus

literally the english advanced mod b question last yr
'artistry and integrity' pack it up gang

 

[Isit_actually?]

Internal assessments are very biased and should be scrapped

I agree that internal assessments can feel biased at times, but scrapping them completely isn’t the best solution. A better approach could be for the HSC itself to design and mark the internal assessments and assignments. That way, every school would have the exact same tasks, marked to the same standard by HSC markers. This would not only remove bias but also make sure the syllabus is tested consistently throughout the year instead of relying only on the final exam.

 

[coolcat6778]

I agree that internal assessments can feel biased at times, but scrapping them completely isn’t the best solution. A better approach could be for the HSC itself to design and mark the internal assessments and assignments. That way, every school would have the exact same tasks, marked to the same standard by HSC markers. This would not only remove bias but also make sure the syllabus is tested consistently throughout the year instead of relying only on the final exam.

well the papers wouldn't have the school logos but the nsw government logo, hence it would just be an external. That's what I'm asking for. Plus assignment assessments ALWAYS are biased whether external or internal. A subject like maths should solely be assessed by timed condition testing. It also doesn't make sense to have external exams when we haven't finished learning everything yet. This just benefits people doing tutoring even more, since they get so much time to prepare as they have likely studied the content much much prior. The 4 week break before an external exam we currently get is there to attempt to level the playing field.

This might even be worse since now your HSC mark is DIRECTLY based on an assignment assessment (due to no moderation stuff), where you aren't able to recover your score from the HSC test