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Hard or easy exam?
« on: November 09, 2010, 12:33:08 pm »
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whats everyone thinking for tomorrows exam?
is the general concensus that it'll be hard this year?
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2010, 12:35:53 pm »
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I HOPE SO.

Just so I have a chance to atone for my midyear score. ;)
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2010, 12:40:22 pm »
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Quote from: m@tty on November 09, 2010, 12:35:53 pm
I HOPE SO.

Just so I have a chance to atone for my midyear score. ;)

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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2010, 12:43:35 pm »
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Hey, everyone wins with a hard exam - it offers a chance for students to show what they really know, without the stress of "ZOMG, if I drop one mark I can't get above 40! " like last year..

Sure most peoples mark are lower .. but it is still a fair gauge of ability. Actually it's a much better measure of true physics ability than an easy exam.
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2010, 12:47:22 pm »
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Quote from: m@tty on November 09, 2010, 12:43:35 pm
Hey, everyone wins with a hard exam - it offers a chance for students to show what they really know, without the stress of "ZOMG, if I drop one mark I can't get above 40! " like last year..

Sure most peoples mark are lower .. but it is still a fair gauge of ability. Actually it's a much better measure of true physics ability than an easy exam.

well said
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2010, 12:48:24 pm »
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i have raised my mark from 51/90 last night to 63/90 over 2 exams time. So according to my calculations, 4 more exams and im set.
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2010, 12:48:55 pm »
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people that suck at physics don't win :(
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2010, 12:49:15 pm »
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I hope it's hard. In the midyear I got all the difficult ones out fine, but screwed up the easy stuff which landed me an A.
Gonna own this one to make up for that injustice.
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2010, 07:10:54 pm »
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I hope it's hard, I don't udnerstand how you have 20-30 people getting full marks on Physics X.X Physics is harder to me than Spesh was =/
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2010, 07:26:22 pm »
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Where did you hear that kyzoo?
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2010, 07:35:57 pm »
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Seriously kyzoo? Physics has been my easiest subject all year, it's just plugging numbers into formulas and understanding 3 or 4 concepts. There's nowhere near as much interpretation of the question and recognizing which technique to use as there is in spesh.
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2010, 07:36:49 pm »
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Quote from: kyzoo on November 09, 2010, 07:10:54 pm
I hope it's hard, I don't udnerstand how you have 20-30 people getting full marks on Physics X.X Physics is harder to me than Spesh was =/
i know amrite? mutual feeling ;)
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2010, 07:38:46 pm »
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Quote from: kyzoo on November 09, 2010, 07:10:54 pm
I hope it's hard, I don't udnerstand how you have 20-30 people getting full marks on Physics X.X Physics is harder to me than Spesh was =/

Grasping physics concepts at first is hard, the VCAA exams are easier than Spesh though.
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2010, 07:41:08 pm »
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Quote from: ghadz7 on November 09, 2010, 07:38:46 pm
Quote from: kyzoo on November 09, 2010, 07:10:54 pm
I hope it's hard, I don't udnerstand how you have 20-30 people getting full marks on Physics X.X Physics is harder to me than Spesh was =/

Grasping physics concepts at first is hard, the VCAA exams are easier than Spesh though.

+1  :)
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Re: Hard or easy exam?
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2010, 09:31:17 pm »
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Quote from: SixWinged on November 09, 2010, 07:35:57 pm
Seriously kyzoo? Physics has been my easiest subject all year, it's just plugging numbers into formulas and understanding 3 or 4 concepts. There's nowhere near as much interpretation of the question and recognizing which technique to use as there is in spesh.

X.x spesh has been my easiest subject all year, Physics and English have given me the biggset headaches

Quote from: m@tty on November 09, 2010, 07:26:22 pm
Where did you hear that kyzoo?

Assessor;'s report lol
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