Overweighted Exams? (1 Viewer)

[yasminee96]

Not too long ago, we had an exam (for a science subject i won't name), and it was purely based on about 1-4 syllabus dot points, that cover the same basic topic. The exam altogether was out of 45 (25 marks dedicated to a model, 20 dedicated to 5 questions).

The problem here is that this exam was worth 25%, our half yearly exam was 20% and our trial is worth 30%.

I'm not complaining because i didn't do well, which isn't the case, but rather everyone's ranks seem really messed up, and students who have hardly studied all year, could manage to pull off 95-100.

A similar case occurred in another science in which a 25% exam covered about 3-4 first hand practical tasks, with the half yearly exam worth 20% and trials worth 30%.


Is this fair?
:/

 

[RivalryofTroll]

I had a Physics assessment.

Was worth 30% (Trials is worth 35%).

And it was out of 30 marks. (i.e. 1 mark = 1%)

Made like 2 sillies already...

So yeah.

 

[soloooooo]

Of course it is fair.

 

[-may-cat-]

Wait til you get to uni, 50-70% weighted exams are normal.

 

[HeroicPandas]

Wait til you get to uni, 50-70% weighted exams are normal.

woah

 

[someth1ng]

Sounds like Penrith HS.

 

[jamesischool]

yes it's fair because everyone sits the same exams/assessments. it's not the most balanced thing in the world in terms of syllabus coverage:weighting but that's not always a problem.
i think i had something similar in english last year where my separate exams for modules were worth like 15% whilst in the trial worth only about 5-7% - meaning that screwed me over since i didn't do well in the small assessment tasks but bossed it towards the end of the year in trials.
wait for the trials before you really look at ranks - they'll generally put people closer to where they should be (those who got lucky with knowing those 4 dot points may not be as lucky when they're tested on the entire syllabus)

 

[Makematics]

lol my chem prac which is tomorrow is 35% while our trials are 30%. fml...

 

[albertcamus]

lol my chem prac which is tomorrow is 35% while our trials are 30%. fml...

Wtf didn't think Fort St was retarded....

 

[Makematics]

yep our science faculty is pretty dysfunctional... apparently we're gonna have to have 40 people in one class next term cos a teacher is leaving -.-

 

[albertcamus]

yep our science faculty is pretty dysfunctional... apparently we're gonna have to have 40 people in one class next term cos a teacher is leaving -.-

Jeez but didn't you guys have Ms Harman? I thought she was good LOL

 

[Makematics]

Jeez but didn't you guys have Ms Harman? I thought she was good LOL

haha howd you know? nah she was there for like a term or two in 2011 and then left i had her for a few weeks, she was a good teacher

 

[nojess]

I personally don't think it's fair because some kids can just magically fluke a test and have that impact really positively on their rank or vice versa.
They do it at my school too :'(

 

[Makematics]

there's nothing wrong with "magically fluking" a test. the school sets the test for a reason. some exams like the trials will favour those who study hard, while others might favour people who have certain ways of thinking or have an aptitude towards science.

 

[kwu1]

Wtf trials worth less than a chem prac...

 

[someth1ng]

In my opinion, the ideal weighting should be 15%, 30%, 15%, 40%.

Where the 15%s are small assessment tasks, the 30% is half-yearly and 40% is the trial.

 

[albertcamus]

In my opinion, the ideal weighting should be 15%, 30%, 15%, 40%.

Where the 15%s are small assessment tasks, the 30% is half-yearly and 40% is the trial.

LOL idk bout your year but this year's Penrith research is worth 30% while prac is worth 30%, that'll probs screw over a lot of good Phy/Chem/Bio(?) students...

 

[btx3]

I had a Physics assessment.

Was worth 30% (Trials is worth 35%).

And it was out of 30 marks. (i.e. 1 mark = 1%)

Made like 2 sillies already...

So yeah.

did she ask that ya dumb dawg

 

[Nataliexu]

it's totally up to your teachers for the weighting. As long as the weighting was stated on the assessment notif and it corresponds, they can do whatever they want.