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How does study scores and students get separated from one another?

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Re: What is the difference of someone getting a study score of 49 and 50
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2020, 06:22:04 pm »
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It's pretty much just down to luck/what questions are on the exam/whether you're having a good day at that point. Not really a difference in knowledge.
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Re: What is the difference of someone getting a study score of 49 and 50
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2020, 06:26:58 pm »
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How does study scores and students get separated from one another?
Ranking system based on the each students overall standardised score by taking into accounts their sacs/exam or folio if necessary.

The study score is a standerdised score on a scale from 0 to 50. It has a mean of 30 and a standard deviation of 7.

For someone to score a 50 their actual standerdised score on this scale is 49.50+ E.g. they could technically have a standerdised score of 49.7, 52, 57 but it all goes to a 50 either rounded up or truncated to 50.

Those who score 49 had a standerdised score on this scale between 48.50 and 49.49.

A 50 puts a student in the top 0.2% of the state.
A 49 puts a student in the top 0.3% of the state.

EDIT: may have interpreted the question a bit differently to PF but I 100% agree with them. There is a heap of luck that goes into it. Most students between the study scores of mid40s and a 50 have the same knowledge base and ability but external factors for the most part determine where they fall within those 2-3 hours on exam day. So someone who got a 50 could easily score a 45 on a different day and someone with a 45 could've had a 50.

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Re: What is the difference of someone getting a study score of 49 and 50
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2020, 06:32:02 pm »
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Thanks for the reply, I also want to ask what is the difference between someone getting 20's, 30's and 40's? In terms of knowledge.

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Re: What is the difference of someone getting a study score of 49 and 50
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2020, 08:02:47 pm »
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Thanks for the reply, I also want to ask what is the difference between someone getting 20's, 30's and 40's? In terms of knowledge.
It is a bit difficult to assign understanding to those scores but I'll try - I'll assume students got the study score they deserved, not someone who was on track for a 40 but bombed and got 30 etc

20 - relatively little knowledge of the study design (bottom 7%)
30 - Average
40 - Excellent Understanding  (top 9%)