To show off to others that you killed them in marks.JJmn said:What are the differences? Because wouldn't the first get the highest external mark as their internal mark anyway? So whats the benefit of coming first by a larger margin?
NO.JJmn said:Lol so no tanglible benefits whatsoever?
Board does not determine your rank. It's school that does it.shinn said:When your teacher hands in the marks with the ranking accompanied by the marks, if the marks are really close E.g. you came first with assessment mark of 41.3 and someone came second with 41.2, the board may decide to round up the second person so you both will be equal first. Thus, greater margin the better.
errr what? are you bloody serious.danz90 said:I'm in the same boat... I'm coming first in quite a few subjects with a large margin, and its quite likely that I'll get the highest external mark for those subjects.. meaning my internal asesssment marks are of no use my HSC mark would solely be determined by what I get in the exam..... unfair 23q
lsam said:NO.
What's the tangible benefit that comes from beating them marginally?
tommykins said:errr what? are you bloody serious.
people would KILL for the HSC to be solely based on the externals.
It was once and it was great - no assessment tasks or internals that mattered at all but...if you stuffed the external then you stuffed everything, which is one reason why they changed it.tommykins said:errr what? are you bloody serious.
people would KILL for the HSC to be solely based on the externals.
I guess the system now promotes thorough and consistent work, whereas the previous system just let the lazy "smart" kids study for the final exams and rip it up.cem said:It was once and it was great - no assessment tasks or internals that mattered at all but...if you stuffed the external then you stuffed everything, which is one reason why they changed it.
risole91 said:I think the moderation process takes this into account.
No. It does not.JJmn said:Really? How though. From what I heard previously about moderating and scaling, its just a simple case of highest external mark = rank 1st's internal mark.
lyounamu said:No. It does not.
Moderation is not taken into account for the difference in marks. Only the ranks are.