Can UMS bring your grade down?

301lw

If you get 30% in an exam, will UMS bring it down further?

Reply 1

thecityscape

what
read this http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=649874

Reply 2

Hanz_a93

Depends what exam/specification/Toughness of exam it was. Its also affected by many other factors

Reply 3

Hanz_a93

thecityscape

what
read this http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=649874

Do you know a UMS guide on GCSE?

Reply 4

301lw

Its a Chemistry A2 level exam..... UMS always brings the mark up (for high marks e.g 80% goes to 85%) However I heard it can bring low marks down be the same proportion e.g 30% goes to 25% not 35%

Reply 5

jj193

You mean, Can the "Uniform Mark Scale" reduce the 'worth' of your raw marks. Yes it can.

Reply 6

gildartz

so in some cases, if the UMS for an A is above 80, will it be impossible to gain 100%?

Reply 7

gdunne42

gildartz

so in some cases, if the UMS for an A is above 80, will it be impossible to gain 100%?

It is never impossible to gain 100%

Reply 8

gildartz

gdunne42

It is never impossible to gain 100%

well 100 UMS I mean

Reply 9

El Guerrouj

gildartz

well 100 UMS I mean

No full raw marks always gets scaled to full UMS, but say the exam is out of 75 raw marks and is really easy, 75/75 would get you 100 UMS but 74/75 could get you something stupid like 93 UMS.