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| Thread ID: 51116 | 2004-11-12 02:56:00 | OT-NZCA MATH | Dally (6292) | Press F1 |
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| 290862 | 2004-11-12 09:01:00 | Come back - all forgiven | Dally (6292) | ||
| 290863 | 2004-11-12 09:59:00 | Lol, jeeze, away for a few hrs and the whole world changes.... I have just skimmed over those post's and to tired to intepret them now!! So i'll have a look tomorow, I remeber one math test i done (i think it was last years NCEA one) had a similar question (in terms of relating to actual events) and the answer in that one was so unreal i spent all my 'checking time' just redoing it! No, actually it was a physics Q - and had to work out the height of a cliff, which ended up being like 27km high!! Anyway, i left it - checked with mates afterwards, they got the same, and it ended up being right - but just that it didn't seem right in reality meant i naturally thought it was wrong! And if it takes a ton of posts by users here (i don't no your guys ages) how was a Level 1 student supposed to get this question in 5-15mins (considering 3hrs for exam, 30min for each paper, half tme for A & M Q's) But doesn't worry me, i got my Ex mark for it when i done it :P |
fergie (424) | ||
| 290864 | 2004-11-12 19:14:00 | I got 20 (with some algebra). | Growly (6) | ||
| 290865 | 2004-11-12 19:19:00 | Funny isn't it, in the panic of hitting the calculator i seemed to have input a "3" instead of a "4" for the number excellence question - which makes my answer completely wrong. I HATE YOU FINGERS!!!! Amazing how much difference one push makes... | Growly (6) | ||
| 290866 | 2004-11-12 20:42:00 | get up all fresh this morning, read the first post and straight away i see my mistake. I thought therer was 5 times as many athletes in 64 than sports, didn't really take note of the word 'average'. Well done to all the ppl in the exam that got it! |
fergie (424) | ||
| 290867 | 2004-11-12 21:09:00 | While I was supervising the math exam I didn't see anyone adopt what I think would be a good strategy and that would be to go through each booklet and do the easy questions first and thereby getting a Achievement or Achievement with Merit and then going back to tackle the Excellence questions. This would not only seek to achieve maximum criedits but would set up the brain to attack the more difficult questions | Dally (6292) | ||
| 290868 | 2004-11-12 21:15:00 | >I think would be a good strategy and that would be to go through each booklet and do the easy questions first and thereby getting a Achievement or Achievement with Merit and then going back to tackle the Excellence questions. This would not only seek to achieve maximum criedits but would set up the brain to attack the more difficult questions Funnily enough I was told to do that - it is a good idea - but in the pressure of the exam it seemed natural to finish the booklet I was on and progress. In the end I ran out of time to check my answers, which is most foolish thing I could've done, and now I'm soo incredibly worried that made a silly (/idiotic) mistake in the achievement section and may not even pass. Which is kinda crap, considering excellence was so attainable! |
Growly (6) | ||
| 290869 | 2004-11-12 21:16:00 | Yea, this is what i've found works best. I've only just started doing it this way tho, i used to do the whole paper, and if i could see i was losing time on a Ex Q, i used to panic and think i'd get it as i was so close etc BUt now, i just do each paper to the Merit Q's (this is only for Maths exams - where the A, M, & E questions are clear) and then with my time remaining work on teh Excellence Q's |
fergie (424) | ||
| 290870 | 2004-11-12 21:24:00 | I think it's best (personal preference) to attempt all the questions in one topic, especially while you're on a roll. If the excellence question is too hard, then leave it and come back to it. If it happens to be easy, then you would do it while you're on a roll, and be likely to get it. | somebody (208) | ||
| 290871 | 2004-11-12 21:25:00 | >BUt now, i just do each paper to the Merit Q's (this is only for Maths exams - where the A, M, & E questions are clear) and then with my time remaining work on teh Excellence Q's If only I had done the same... Oh well English is next, it's essay time! |
Growly (6) | ||
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