Bet the only ones who get 100% in that are people with 25% more time without any conditions that slow them down...

Surely the marks should better reflect the time it takes to do each question?

Edexcel advises "One mark per minute" but we all know that's not possible on this paper am I right?

Reply 725

ISAAQAHELP

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Original post by AhnafR

Isnt the Dijikstras with J asking for a path includint J and not a path to J?

you may be right.
thats another 2 marks gone for me

prob 1 at schedule 2 at this and 2 at algorithm
standing at 70/75 at the moment.

Reply 726

dididid

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Original post by gekkelekkebekke

Bet the only ones who get 100% in that are people with 25% more time without any conditions that slow them down...

Surely the marks should better reflect the time it takes to do each question?

Edexcel advises "One mark per minute" but we all know that's not possible on this paper am I right?

yes definitely .... the exam boards should be more strict on who to give extra time to quite a few people get it when they don't need it and end up getting 100% and making a lot of us suffer as the grade boundaries for 100 ups are increased :frown:

Reply 727

Vannzzoo

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Original post by AhnafR

Isnt the Dijikstras with J asking for a path includint J and not a path to J?

Yh I thought it was via J

Reply 728

ryanroks1

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It's sad to think that - ultimately - that was a test of our ability to work under pressure. Not a test of mathematical understanding, a test of your ability to overcome nerves and work as fast as you can. It's quite reasonable to assume that the marks people get in this paper aren't reflective of their mathematical abilities.

Reply 729

themechguy

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Vote in the poll on how you found the exam:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=4171580

Reply 730

justalawyer1998

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What did everyone get for the route length for first part of chinese postman?

Reply 731

gekkelekkebekke

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Original post by dididid

yes definitely .... the exam boards should be more strict on who to give extra time to quite a few people get it when they don't need it and end up getting 100% and making a lot of us suffer as the grade boundaries for 100 ups are increased :frown:

exactly man... I think schools are at fault there. In my school, two of my friends pretended they wrote really slow and requested a test. Turned out he wrote 5 WORDS PER MINUTE (he later told me he completely cheated on that) and now he has 25% more time AND a laptop!?

Reply 732

Vannzzoo

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I did the objective line right at first but then I thought it was wrong then changed it, but I didn't cross it out, I also did 2 sets of calculations for the vertex, will they accept the one with the most amount of marks??

Reply 733

gekkelekkebekke

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Original post by ryanroks1

It's sad to think that - ultimately - that was a test of our ability to work under pressure. Not a test of mathematical understanding, a test of your ability to overcome nerves and work as fast as you can. It's quite reasonable to assume that the marks people get in this paper aren't reflective of their mathematical abilities.

couldn't agree more. Surely if everyone thought the same they'll adjust grade boundaries accordingly but still..

Reply 734

Kevin De Bruyne

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Original post by gekkelekkebekke

Bet the only ones who get 100% in that are people with 25% more time without any conditions that slow them down...

Surely the marks should better reflect the time it takes to do each question?

Edexcel advises "One mark per minute" but we all know that's not possible on this paper am I right?

Sadly that applies to most places, except for stats where it's far more generous (sometimes marks can take less than a minute to get) and with D1, it's definitely true that marks take longer to get and it's far too easy to slip up somewhere in D1.

Reply 735

dididid

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Original post by gekkelekkebekke

exactly man... I think schools are at fault there. In my school, two of my friends pretended they wrote really slow and requested a test. Turned out he wrote 5 WORDS PER MINUTE (he later told me he completely cheated on that) and now he has 25% more time AND a laptop!?

yep same at my school theres quite a few that do that, exam boards should really do something about it as it gives them an unfair advantage

Reply 736

___am0

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Original post by ryanroks1

it's sad to think that - ultimately - that was a test of our ability to work under pressure. Not a test of mathematical understanding, a test of your ability to overcome nerves and work as fast as you can. It's quite reasonable to assume that the marks people get in this paper aren't reflective of their mathematical abilities.

i needed more time!😫

Reply 737

Kevin De Bruyne

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Original post by gekkelekkebekke

exactly man... I think schools are at fault there. In my school, two of my friends pretended they wrote really slow and requested a test. Turned out he wrote 5 WORDS PER MINUTE (he later told me he completely cheated on that) and now he has 25% more time AND a laptop!?