TL;DR: I don't understand how, if I was well into an A (13 marks in) on one exam, and on the other, one mark short of an A, how could I end up with a B? (AQA Polish 2015/2016)
LONG VERSION: I did an A level in Polish in year 9. I got an A in my AS with a Mark Equiv of 86. I then sat my A level exam 1 year after and got a B overall. For my (second exam) A level exam, I got the Mark Equiv of 71 which was a B. I came out with a B overall.
I recently looked at the grade boundaries for that year; in 2015, to get an A in AS, you needed 73 marks. I got 86. In 2016 to get an A in the second exam, you needed 72 marks; I got 71.
My Mark Equivalent for the entire course was 157.
I don't understand how, if I was well into an A (13 marks in) on one exam, and one mark short of an A in the second, how could I end up with a B?
Hmm.. could be that one exam is weighted heavier than the other? I would ring up your head of year or examinations officer to see if they can find out exactly why this has happened.
Good luck, I hope itβs just an error and you get your A!
Hmm.. could be that one exam is weighted heavier than the other? I would ring up your head of year or examinations officer to see if they can find out exactly why this has happened.
Good luck, I hope itβs just an error and you get your A!
Hmm.. could be that one exam is weighted heavier than the other? I would ring up your head of year or examinations officer to see if they can find out exactly why this has happened.
Good luck, I hope itβs just an error and you get your A!
I'll talk to my teacher when I return go to Sixth Form. Thank you
TL;DR: I don't understand how, if I was well into an A (13 marks in) on one exam, and on the other, one mark short of an A, how could I end up with a B? (AQA Polish 2015/2016)
LONG VERSION: I did an A level in Polish in year 9. I got an A in my AS with a Mark Equiv of 86. I then sat my A level exam 1 year after and got a B overall. For my (second exam) A level exam, I got the Mark Equiv of 71 which was a B. I came out with a B overall.
I recently looked at the grade boundaries for that year; in 2015, to get an A in AS, you needed 73 marks. I got 86. In 2016 to get an A in the second exam, you needed 72 marks; I got 71.
My Mark Equivalent for the entire course was 157.
I don't understand how, if I was well into an A (13 marks in) on one exam, and one mark short of an A in the second, how could I end up with a B?