

Higher Chemistry
#1
Posted 09 August 2005 - 08:51 AM
I got a B.
Could you plz tell me what you got in H Chemistry?
#2
Posted 09 August 2005 - 08:52 AM
#3
Posted 09 August 2005 - 08:53 AM
#4
Posted 09 August 2005 - 08:56 AM
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise....
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise."
**Maya Angelou**
Si tu le fais, le fais bien ou ne le fais pas.
Against terrorism and in favour of peace.
Contra el terrorismo y a favor de la paz.
An eye for an eye will turn the world blind.
Ojo por ojo y el mundo acabará ciego.
~Gandhi~
#5
Posted 09 August 2005 - 08:57 AM
#6
Posted 09 August 2005 - 08:57 AM
#7
Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:00 AM
#8
Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:01 AM
Ive just been on the SQA website and you can see how many people got each grade
#9
Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:01 AM
Yip. See the following:
• While SQA aims to set examinations and create mark schemes which will allow a competent candidate to score a minimum 50% of the available marks (notional passmark) and a very well-prepared, very competent candidate to score at least 70%, it is almost impossible to get the standard absolutely on target every year, in every subject and level
• Each year we therefore hold a passmark meeting for each subject at each level where we bring together all the information available (statistical and judgmental). The Principal Assessor and SQA Qualifications Manager meet with the relevant SQA Business Manager and Statistician to discuss the evidence and make decisions. The meetings are chaired by members of the senior management team at SQA
• We adjust the passmark downwards if there is evidence that we have set a slightly more demanding exam than usual, allowing the pass rate to be unaffected by this circumstance
• We adjust the passmark upwards if there is evidence that we have set a slightly less demanding exam than usual, allowing the pass rate to be unaffected by this circumstance
• Where the standard appears to be very similar to previous years, we maintain similar grade boundaries
• An exam paper at a particular level in a subject in one year tends to have a marginally different set of grade boundaries from exam papers in that subject at that level in other years. This is because the particular questions are different. This is also the case for exams set in centres. And just because SQA has altered a boundary in a particular year in say Higher Chemistry does not mean that centres should necessarily alter boundaries in their prelim exam in Higher Chemistry. The two are not that closely related as they do not contain identical questions
• Our main aim is to be fair to candidates across all subjects and all levels and maintain standards across the years, even as syllabuses evolve and change
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#10
Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:01 AM
Yes, the grade boundaries are usually modified to reflect the difficulty of the exam so that this happens.
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise....
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise."
**Maya Angelou**
Si tu le fais, le fais bien ou ne le fais pas.
Against terrorism and in favour of peace.
Contra el terrorismo y a favor de la paz.
An eye for an eye will turn the world blind.
Ojo por ojo y el mundo acabará ciego.
~Gandhi~
#11
Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:09 AM
24.1% got a B.
24.9% got a C.
10.0% got a D.
15.1% got an F.
#12
Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:11 AM
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Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:17 AM
#14
Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:34 AM
@Bred Where did you get those statistics.
#15
Posted 09 August 2005 - 09:35 AM
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#19
Posted 09 August 2005 - 10:25 AM
I got a B.
Could you plz tell me what you got in H Chemistry?
I got an A but was shocked as I have got Bs and Cs all throughout the year!
#20
Posted 09 August 2005 - 10:28 AM
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