Is there a document that happens to list what the different raw marks for each subject approx. scale to?
I would recommend using the raw marks database online if you haven't already. I'd also recommend having a read of the 2020 NESA scaling document --> https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/scaling-reports/scaling-report-2020-nsw-hsc.pdf
i think what you're referring to here for external marks is alignment. scaling is a different thing.
rawmarksinfo is about subject alignment where as the uac document is about scaling
the best explanation I've ever seen! thank u!Let's begin by discussing a student's HSC results (those they receive as part of an email from NESA). We will first consider NESA's terminology. To do so, consider the following example:
There are 3 important terms that are relevant to our discussion, each of which must be understood correctly, so that the student fully understands their results once they receive them:
Now that we understand the meaning of each term, let's move on to how the Examination Mark and the Assessment Mark marks are determined. We will then explore the process of scaling.
- The Examination Mark refers to a student's external mark (i.e. your mark in the HSC exam for each respective subject). This mark is subject to alignment.
- The Assessment Mark/Grade refers to a student's internal mark. This mark is subject to the moderation process.
- The HSC Mark is the student's final mark for a particular subject. This mark is the average of the student's Assessment Mark and Examination Mark. In this example, the student's Assessment Mark for Mathematics Extension 2 is 84, and their Examination Mark is 80. Therefore, their HSC Mark is
. The HSC Mark is the mark that will be used to determine a student's ATAR.
Examination Mark - Alignment:
When a student completes an HSC exam, their paper is then marked. The original mark that is recorded on that paper with no adjustments of any kind is called a raw mark. NESA does not inform students of their raw marks. However, should you wish to know your raw marks, you can request them from NESA:
Raw marks are aligned, meaning that they are modified/adjusted. This modification/adjustment results in an aligned mark. NESA informs students of their aligned marks as their Examination Marks. Most of the time, this works in the favour of students, as it can result in favourable Examination Marks. It is important to note that your own Examination Mark in a particular subject is based on your performance. It is not affected by factors such as your rank relative to your cohort or your school rank. Let's take a look at an example involving 2020 raw mark and aligned mark data for English Advanced:
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Alignment data for several subjects can be accessed using https://rawmarks.info/
The Examination Mark contributes 50% of a student's HSC mark for a particular subject.
Assessment Mark - Moderation:
While different schools set assessment tasks/exams that are based on the same syllabus, the way in which those tasks are designed, and the way they are marked may be different. The moderation process adjusts students' Assessment Marks so that they can be fairly compared across the state. This adjustment is done using 2 elements:
Examination Marks are the only component that would allow NESA to achieve this fairness because the only task that all students complete that is exactly the same and is marked in exactly the same way is the HSC exam.
- a student's rank relative to their cohort in a particular subject
- The Examination Marks achieved by the student's cohort in a particular subject.
Essentially, the highest Assessment Mark is adjusted to equal the highest Examination Mark of any student in a school cohort. Similarly, the lowest Assessment Mark is adjusted to equal the lowest Examination Mark of any student in a school cohort. In the case of other ranks, the Assessment Mark will not equal its equivalent Examination Mark. However, it will be similar. Consider the following example from NESA:
As you can see, the highest Assessment Mark was adjusted to equal the highest Examination Mark (92). The lowest Assessment Mark was also adjusted to equal the lowest Examination Mark (50). However, the Assessment Mark for the student ranked third (74) is not identical to the third-highest Examination Mark (72), although it is similar.
If a school submits assessment marks with two (or more) students ranked first, then the top moderated assessment mark will equal the average of the two (or more) highest exam marks for the school group. This also applies if students tie on the bottom assessment mark.
What all of this suggests is that ranking as highly as possible relative to your cohort is the best way of maximising your Assessment Mark in a particular subject, which can only be achieved through favourable performance in your school-based assessment tasks/exams.
The Assessment Mark contributes 50% of a student's HSC mark in a particular subject.
The scaling process:
It is a common occurrence to refer to alignment and its effect as scaling. Alignment (which was explained above) and scaling should not be confused as they mean different things.
To avoid complicating matters, scaling is the process of taking HSC marks and standardising them across different subjects. Scaling is performed by UAC and allows results in different subjects to be compared with one another so as not to disadvantage students based on their subject selections or school system. Scaling works by standardising HSC marks so students who complete different courses can be ranked against each other for the purposes of creating an ATAR. As you may already know, moderation and alignment are performed by NESA, and this is done prior to UAC's scaling process, which makes sense as HSC marks need to first be determined before UAC can use them to determine students' ATAR's.
I hope this helps!
I've always wondered, why do some of the raw marks on https://rawmarks.info/ have decimals (like 94.5)? They don't do half marks do they?Let's begin by discussing a student's HSC results (those they receive as part of an email from NESA). We will first consider NESA's terminology. To do so, consider the following example:
There are 3 important terms that are relevant to our discussion, each of which must be understood correctly, so that the student fully understands their results once they receive them:
Now that we understand the meaning of each term, let's move on to how the Examination Mark and the Assessment Mark marks are determined. We will then explore the process of scaling.
- The Examination Mark refers to a student's external mark (i.e. your mark in the HSC exam for each respective subject). This mark is subject to alignment.
- The Assessment Mark/Grade refers to a student's internal mark. This mark is subject to the moderation process.
- The HSC Mark is the student's final mark for a particular subject. This mark is the average of the student's Assessment Mark and Examination Mark. In this example, the student's Assessment Mark for Mathematics Extension 2 is 84, and their Examination Mark is 80. Therefore, their HSC Mark is
. The HSC Mark is the mark that will be used to determine a student's ATAR.
Examination Mark - Alignment:
When a student completes an HSC exam, their paper is then marked. The original mark that is recorded on that paper with no adjustments of any kind is called a raw mark. NESA does not inform students of their raw marks. However, should you wish to know your raw marks, you can request them from NESA:
Raw marks are aligned, meaning that they are modified/adjusted. This modification/adjustment results in an aligned mark. NESA informs students of their aligned marks as their Examination Marks. Most of the time, this works in the favour of students, as it can result in favourable Examination Marks. It is important to note that your own Examination Mark in a particular subject is based on your performance. It is not affected by factors such as your rank relative to your cohort or your school rank. Let's take a look at an example involving 2020 raw mark and aligned mark data for English Advanced:
View attachment 33918
Alignment data for several subjects can be accessed using https://rawmarks.info/
The Examination Mark contributes 50% of a student's HSC mark for a particular subject.
Assessment Mark - Moderation:
While different schools set assessment tasks/exams that are based on the same syllabus, the way in which those tasks are designed, and the way they are marked may be different. The moderation process adjusts students' Assessment Marks so that they can be fairly compared across the state. This adjustment is done using 2 elements:
Examination Marks are the only component that would allow NESA to achieve this fairness because the only task that all students complete that is exactly the same and is marked in exactly the same way is the HSC exam.
- a student's rank relative to their cohort in a particular subject
- The Examination Marks achieved by the student's cohort in a particular subject.
Essentially, the highest Assessment Mark is adjusted to equal the highest Examination Mark of any student in a school cohort. Similarly, the lowest Assessment Mark is adjusted to equal the lowest Examination Mark of any student in a school cohort. In the case of other ranks, the Assessment Mark will not equal its equivalent Examination Mark. However, it will be similar. Consider the following example from NESA:
As you can see, the highest Assessment Mark was adjusted to equal the highest Examination Mark (92). The lowest Assessment Mark was also adjusted to equal the lowest Examination Mark (50). However, the Assessment Mark for the student ranked third (74) is not identical to the third-highest Examination Mark (72), although it is similar.
If a school submits assessment marks with two (or more) students ranked first, then the top moderated assessment mark will equal the average of the two (or more) highest exam marks for the school group. This also applies if students tie on the bottom assessment mark.
What all of this suggests is that ranking as highly as possible relative to your cohort is the best way of maximising your Assessment Mark in a particular subject, which can only be achieved through favourable performance in your school-based assessment tasks/exams.
The Assessment Mark contributes 50% of a student's HSC mark in a particular subject.
The scaling process:
It is a common occurrence to refer to alignment and its effect as scaling. Alignment (which was explained above) and scaling should not be confused as they mean different things.
To avoid complicating matters, scaling is the process of taking HSC marks and standardising them across different subjects. Scaling is performed by UAC and allows results in different subjects to be compared with one another so as not to disadvantage students based on their subject selections or school system. Scaling works by standardising HSC marks so students who complete different courses can be ranked against each other for the purposes of creating an ATAR. As you may already know, moderation and alignment are performed by NESA, and this is done prior to UAC's scaling process, which makes sense as HSC marks need to first be determined before UAC can use them to determine students' ATAR's.
I hope this helps!
They're marks out of 100. If the exam itself is not out of 100 (e.g. out of 70) then you can get marks with decimal places.
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That is because of the way linear interpolation works.
Thank you! Makes sense now.