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Offline Trinion

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Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« on: November 03, 2009, 10:50:14 pm »
Don't know if this is the right place to post it =/

Anyway, I've just completed the AS Stats today, and actually did much worse than I expected.

I am relatively sure I got 98% or 99% in P1, but as for S1, I probably lost 10 marks FOR SURE =C

What I am asking is, does CIE actually scale your mark?
As in for example, I get 97% (which is 58.2/60) in pure and 70% (28/40) in stats, which gives me a combined mark of 86.2/100 overall.

Would that be the final mark (86%) I get on my certificate? Or does CIE actually adjust this?

Thanks in advance =)
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2009, 12:00:41 am »
They give you a grade for each module. You should still get am a overall i tink
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2009, 12:09:34 am »
So I can get a B in stats and still get an A overall?
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2009, 12:12:59 am »
Yes. Your a level grade depends on the sum of your marks for all the modules
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2009, 12:24:11 am »
Ah
Thank you very much

So JUST my AS certificate for this year, what would it say in the AS mathematics part?
Would it say : P1 : 97% (A) S1 75% (B) Overall (A) or something like that?
Or do they just show up as one Maths with Stats (A)?
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2009, 10:17:03 am »
The first. Most unis are only interested in your overall grade though.
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2009, 11:01:23 am »
they will show our marks in the cert?
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2009, 11:07:37 am »
Statistics wise, most examination boards want their number of As to be formed into a normal distribution, so the standard for the grading of A should vary. That's what most of us think anyway. And By the way, yeah! This Statistics paper was tougher as compared to previous years :( I lost 5 marks carelessly ~_~ Due to lack of sleep as I had to rush up my Econs :(
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2009, 11:08:27 am »
Hey Astar. I'm currently doing my IGCSE's and I'm wondering how we get the results (in January), will it be only the grade for each subject, or will we be able to see our grade for each paper within the subject...??

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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2009, 11:11:50 am »
Quote from: technodrone on November 04, 2009, 11:08:27 am
Hey Astar. I'm currently doing my IGCSE's and I'm wondering how we get the results (in January), will it be only the grade for each subject, or will we be able to see our grade for each paper within the subject...??

Thanks



only the grade overall :)
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2009, 11:43:07 am »
Yes only the grade overall. Bad if one papers was marked by a monkey. You will never know.
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2009, 11:46:08 am »
Lol. Yep.  :P Thanks guys.
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2009, 11:58:03 am »
Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on November 04, 2009, 11:43:07 am
Yes only the grade overall. Bad if one papers was marked by a monkey. You will never know.
HAHAHA :P LOOL sir :D
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2009, 09:06:06 pm »
Quote from: Tyserius on November 04, 2009, 11:07:37 am
And By the way, yeah! This Statistics paper was tougher as compared to previous years :(

I KNOW RIGHT?!
it wasn't terrible though.

i think you can still get an A if you lost 10 marks, By the way.

oh and no, you only get the overall grade on your certificate.  :-\
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Re: Question regarding CIE Exams =D
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2009, 11:36:05 pm »
Thanks =D

Sigh, it was very different to what I expected!
Especially the first one, just can't think fast enough =/
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