Multiple choice for Mathematics and for Mathematics Extension One HSC, wtfs? (1 Viewer)

[Caboufram]

Thoughts?

 

[RealiseNothing]

Neutral.

 

[LoveHateSchool]

Not a fan, but same content so if you know it all you'll still be sweet.

 

[IamBread]

Multiple choice...? They planning to bring that in?

 

[TheTurtle]

I'd say to save money on markers...
Anyway, I think some people will scrape a few more marks than if they weren't there, but overall I doubt there will be much change

 

[Caboufram]

Are they going to be worth one mark each though?

 

[IamBread]

Are they going to be worth one mark each though?

Most likely.
Multiple choice will be just a waste of time. No need to put it in exams.

 

[Aysce]

Meh. Don't really mind, but apparently there are going to be more component B questions. 50:50 was what my teacher said.

 

[Peeik]

Dislike....

 

[SpiralFlex]

Did you guys only just find out...? This is old news.

 

[Aysce]

Did you guys only just find out...? This is old news.

Old news but no one really spoke about it on here..

 

[Carrotsticks]

I don't agree.

 

[cheepy5]

Dislike, my teacher said that some of the sample questions the BOS provided could be done in your head but some required a fair bit of working out which i reckon is a waste of time for one mark.

 

[Caboufram]

Is it just me or does the standard of maths in australia just continue to decline

 

[4025808]

As for multiple choice, I don't really think it's a good idea, because some questions which are worth 2-3 marks only count for one mark, which sucks. Also, in university, there is no multiple choice for maths at all.

Is it just me or does the standard of maths in australia just continue to decline

IMO I find that appearing in the US too, mainly because a lot of people aren't willing to study and get good marks, so they end up cbfing. The only way to counter this is to dumb the syllabus down so that there will be more people doing the course.

 

[wilsondw]

having multiple choice in maths for me is ridiculous...


w8 is there 1 for 4u?

 

[bleakarcher]

^ yes

 

[Carrotsticks]

having multiple choice in maths for me is ridiculous...


w8 is there 1 for 4u?

It happens at Uni too (USYD at least).

 

[kkmok]

negative marking would be fine with MC

but surely they won't put it hehe.

 

[Sidekickk]

good for people who don't know their stuff as well.

also, say two people both didn't know how to do the question, one might guess right while the other guesses wrong, which is totally stupid since they both didn't know it.