Scaling and aligning of marks (1 Viewer)

[big_bang344]

Can someone please explain to me the difference between the aligning and the scaling of marks. I don't really get it :S

 

[enoilgam]

As far as I know, scaling occurs in the calculation of your ATAR, when subjects are given a weighting based on their difficulty. Aligning occurs when your raw HSC exam marks are altered to your final exam mark. For example, if you recieve a raw mark of 80/100 on your HSC Chemistry paper, this may align up to a Final HSC exam mark of 92/100. Thats roughly what each is, although someone might be able to give you a more exact explaination.

 

[Shadowdude]

As far as I know, scaling occurs in the calculation of your ATAR, when subjects are given a weighting based on their difficulty. Aligning occurs when your raw HSC exam marks are altered to your final exam mark. For example, if you recieve a raw mark of 80/100 on your HSC Chemistry paper, this may align up to a Final HSC exam mark of 92/100. Thats roughly what each is, although someone might be able to give you a more exact explaination.

^ That.

Scaling is basically the UAC's way of determining how you would go if every person in the state did a random course. They use HSC raw marks and pretty much every other mark to determine that. Why MX2 'scales' better than General Maths is because you'll find the MX2 people are more academically gifted than Gen. Maths people usually - so if they were to take a 'random' subject, you'd find the MX2 people usually getting the top marks.

They do that for all the subjects, to rank each and every student in the state.


Aligning if done by the Board of Studies to ensure their 'standards' are kept from year to year. As HSC exams vary in difficulty, the BOS say that a particular mark will mean 'Band 6' so... say 62/100 in X subject's exam will be a Band 6 result - for example and that is reported as '90' on your HSC result thing.

Questions?

 

[funnytomato]

As far as I know, scaling occurs in the calculation of your ATAR, when subjects are given a weighting based on their difficulty. Aligning occurs when your raw HSC exam marks are altered to your final exam mark. For example, if you recieve a raw mark of 80/100 on your HSC Chemistry paper, this may align up to a Final HSC exam mark of 92/100. Thats roughly what each is, although someone might be able to give you a more exact explaination.

isn't it explanation? (damn u drongoski)

 

[enoilgam]

Yeh I think it is - Ive always been useless at spelling

 

[iRuler]

isn't it explanation? (damn u drongoski)

When in doubt, google!

Why does spelling really matter on an online forum anyway?