Worried my school's marking doesn't correlate with HSC marking... (1 Viewer)

[fallenstar]

So, three days to go and I'm fretting over my marks like everyone else. But my main concern is how my school marked compared to the HSC marking centres. Internally, I am on high 90s for all of my subjects except one for which I am on 90. I am worried that my marks don't correlate with HSC marking, especially in 3 of my subjects where my teachers haven't had HSC marking experience.

Is anyone else experiencing the same fears? I just worry I'm going to get my results on Wednesday and they're much lower than my internals because my school was more generous or something.

 

[lyounamu]

So, three days to go and I'm fretting over my marks like everyone else. But my main concern is how my school marked compared to the HSC marking centres. Internally, I am on high 90s for all of my subjects except one for which I am on 90. I am worried that my marks don't correlate with HSC marking, especially in 3 of my subjects where my teachers haven't had HSC marking experience.

Is anyone else experiencing the same fears? I just worry I'm going to get my results on Wednesday and they're much lower than my internals because my school was more generous or something.

It's definitely possible. My school's marking is quite generous in few of my subjects such as Buisness Studies. But my bio's teacher marks quite harshly, I never got over 90%...except few exams where I did extremely well - but that was a fluke...

ANyway, marking issue is quite prevalent for subjects like Modern History, Ancient History which are humanities because you may actually lose marks if markers don't comform to your view. But in general, HSC marking is done twice for subjects like that (even triple marking!!)

 

[Zephyrio]

Everyone's nervous about this...

Your school's marking may correlate to the board's marking too, just that you mightn't have performed as well as expected for the HSC. Until results come out, I don't think there's any use worrying.

OMGRESULTSINONLYAFEWDAYSAHHHH.

 

[midifile]

Also, you never get your raw marks, so you have no idea if the raw marking was easier/harder/the same as in school.

 

[dp624]

Our school uses last year's marks and assumes that cohorts perform similarly. True enough and it should be accurate

 

[Trebla]

I can't believe you're worrying about something you can't change.

School's marking schemes are COMMONLY different to HSC marking schemes. For example, my school's marking criteria in English exams is nothing like the criteria in HSC English exams as they actually allocate marks to each text lol and for Extension Maths teachers take marks off for a bad conclusion in mathematical induction, whereas in the HSC exams there are no marks allocated to the conclusion.

It's a common sight to see that what some schools find unacceptable in response are actually accepted in the HSC.

 

[dp624]

It's a common sight to see that what some schools find unacceptable in response are actually accepted in the HSC.

That and HSC markers mark easier in general, because they're not working to discriminate students anymore. I tihnk

 

[fallenstar]

I can't believe you're worrying about something you can't change.

It's pretty hard not to stress over things like this when it's only three days to go...

That and HSC markers mark easier in general, because they're not working to discriminate students anymore. I tihnk

Yeah, moderators on this site seem to confirm that view.

Also, do you guys think that teachers who have had HSC marking experience are necessarily more accurate in their internal marking?

 

[Trebla]

No, some of them intentionally mark harder. One of my Chemistry teachers was a HSC marker, and he marked quite nastily in the trial exam. There was a question about naming a certain compound and he deducted marks if there was even one comma or dash missing in the name.

 

[lyounamu]

No, some of them intentionally mark harder. One of my Chemistry teachers was a HSC marker, and he marked quite nastily in the trial exam. There was a question about naming a certain compound and he deducted marks if there was even one comma or dash missing in the name.

wtf, that's just a plain stupidity.

 

[dp624]

No, some of them intentionally mark harder. One of my Chemistry teachers was a HSC marker, and he marked quite nastily in the trial exam. There was a question about naming a certain compound and he deducted marks if there was even one comma or dash missing in the name.

Oh i meant that people mark easier in externals. lol

 

[dp624]

wtf, that's just a plain stupidity.

to discriminate between students to give ranks internally

 

[midifile]

No, some of them intentionally mark harder. One of my Chemistry teachers was a HSC marker, and he marked quite nastily in the trial exam. There was a question about naming a certain compound and he deducted marks if there was even one comma or dash missing in the name.

Yeah, my economics teacher said that when she marks essays in the HSC she adds 2 marks onto whatever mark she would give that essay internally. Ie a 17/20 in an internal exam would be a 19/20 in the HSC

 

[lyounamu]

Yeah, my economics teacher said that when she marks essays in the HSC she adds 2 marks onto whatever mark she would give that essay internally. Ie a 17/20 in an internal exam would be a 19/20 in the HSC

lol, so you get 2/20 under any circumstances?

lol - just jks

 

[Trebla]

Oh i meant that people mark easier in externals. lol

I was answering to fallenstar lol

 

[fallenstar]

No, some of them intentionally mark harder. One of my Chemistry teachers was a HSC marker, and he marked quite nastily in the trial exam. There was a question about naming a certain compound and he deducted marks if there was even one comma or dash missing in the name.

Wow. Anal retentive.

My Modern teacher seems a little like that; she has been a HSC marker for years and rarely gave full marks for internal exam responses. She marked harder on the Core Study (WW1) than any other section as the whole state does it. Maybe she morphs into an easier marker when she attends the external centre, hah. I think my Extension History teacher might be similar.

 

[lyounamu]

That's we "quote".

lol

 

[Trebla]

wtf, that's just a plain stupidity.

Welcome to world of my school's craptacular science teachers haha...

 

[lyounamu]

Welcome to world of my school's craptacular science teachers haha...

send the ninja

 

[fallenstar]

Yeah, my economics teacher said that when she marks essays in the HSC she adds 2 marks onto whatever mark she would give that essay internally. Ie a 17/20 in an internal exam would be a 19/20 in the HSC

cooool
comforting for you lol.