science coursework

i am taking sep. sciences and i got 80% on both bio and physics on cwrk. the coursework component of the course is worth 20%. if i got an A at 80% is there still a chance of me getting an A* as a final overall grade after i write my exam?

Reply 1

Chewwy

huh.

80% of 20% = 16%

80% of 80% = 64%

so you get 80% overall.

You tell me what the grade boundaries are...

Reply 2

the_reason

chewwy

huh.

80% of 20% = 16%

80% of 80% = 64%

so you get 80% overall.

You tell me what the grade boundaries are...

i got 16% out of the possible 20%...im not sure of the grade boundaries...does anyone know the grade boundaries for Edexcel GCSE Biology?

Reply 3

WantA*

the_reason

i got 16% out of the possible 20%...im not sure of the grade boundaries...does anyone know the grade boundaries for Edexcel GCSE Biology?

27/30 is an A* for EDEXCEL GCSE Science coursework. I think this applied for all sciences.
Want A*

Reply 4

stratomaster

No offense but can you please stop writing "Want A*" after every bloody post!

We know you want it so you don't have to write it after every single post you make!!

Reply 5

WantA*

stratomaster

No offense but can you please stop writing "Want A*" after every bloody post!

We know you want it so you don't have to write it after every single post you make!!

lol ok soz... :smile:

Reply 6

stratomaster

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Reply 7

saiyamanadingdongbanana

ok, so on your coursework you got 16% overall (calculated above)

16%/20%

approximate grade boundaries;

A* 80%
A 60%
B 40%
C 18%

so, you already have 16% (80% if marked /100% for the coursework itself)

therefore, if the exam is out of 100%, then 100% on exam = 80% overall, (multiply by 0.8)

Therefore you will need 80% - 16% = 64% overall

64% / 0.8 = 80% minimum on the exam paper for an A*. Does that seem reasonable??