When is the Ag Science conference for the exam held???

user12

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randylonghorn

Don't know.

Why?

theowen

randylonghorn wrote: »

Don't know.

Why?

I'd imagine he wants to fiind out if the paper was in fact super duper hard and if it'll be marked easier etc.

Not that we'll find out anyway...

randylonghorn

theowen wrote: »

Not that we'll find out anyway...

Exactly. They won't release info at that stage ...

That's why I was wondering why he was asking ...

rainbowtrout

user12 wrote: »

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Why do you need to know?

I'll be going to it, but I won't be putting the details of what goes on up here.

What goes on at the marking conference stays at the marking conference.

Marking schemes can change a couple of times through the marking period.

You won't find out how the exam is marked until the marking schemes are released in august.

0.M.GXX

so upset about that exam... i was going for an A1 or an A2.. but it looks like i wont be getting it now.. so unfaIR considering i have worked so hard for the lasst 2 years and i got interviewed with my project by an examiner and he said he would be shocked if i didnt get an A..

but after that paper i would be lucky to get a B!
so unfair that they could set a paper like that,, is there anyone we (us the students , who have worked so hard can complain to.) that Ged McGuire, chief examiner for agricultural science had some cheek setting a paper like that ,when parts of the questions werent even on the course and the english was so poor.that us studets couldnt comprend it is so unfair considering every marks matter for points this year:mad:.


utterly unfair..!

rainbowtrout

Try not to worry too much for now. It's over and there's nothing you can do about it. Everyone else is in the same position as you and there will be a lot of questions asked at the conference.

Yahooaccount

I thought the ag science conference was yesterday? I think the teacher who writes on the frog blog will probably tell us how that went.

Rainbowtrout, next year will the exam be that hard? As this exam had so many questions beyond the scope of the syllabus, do you think next year they will stick to the syllabus?


Thanks very much!

randylonghorn

Yahooaccount wrote: »

I I think the teacher who writes on the frog blog will probably tell us how that went.

I think you are mistaken in that.

Yahooaccount wrote: »

Rainbowtrout, next year will the exam be that hard?

She can't answer that!!

Yahooaccount

randylonghorn wrote: »

I think you are mistaken in that.

She can't answer that!!

I don't think I am, considering he mentioned it on his blog.

theowen

Yahooaccount wrote: »

I don't think I am, considering he mentioned it on his blog.

He didn't, he said he'll tell us what the chief examiner replied to his email. He only said the exam review will be interesting etc etc!

rainbowtrout

Yahooaccount wrote: »

I thought the ag science conference was yesterday? I think the teacher who writes on the frog blog will probably tell us how that went.

Rainbowtrout, next year will the exam be that hard? As this exam had so many questions beyond the scope of the syllabus, do you think next year they will stick to the syllabus?


Thanks very much!

No there was a conference for ag science teachers on yesterday to assess the paper and give their opinions. A lot of the subject associations hold them.
Any ag science teacher can attend that. The marking conference is different. Only those contracted to mark the exams attend that one.

randylonghorn wrote: »

I think you are mistaken in that.

She can't answer that!!

No I can't, if I could I'd probably be able to make my millions and retire (discount for boards members!)!!

randylonghorn

theowen wrote: »

He didn't, he said he'll tell us what the chief examiner replied to his email.

Which is a very different thing from breaching the confidentiality of a marking conference.

Healium

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Why do you need to know?

I'll be going to it, but I won't be putting the details of what goes on up here.

What goes on at the marking conference stays at the marking conference.

Marking schemes can change a couple of times through the marking period.

You won't find out how the exam is marked until the marking schemes are released in august.

Just, what was the general consensus?

randylonghorn

Healium, she can't give even the general consensus of the marking conference, it's totally unfair to ask her.

However, a little logic and I suspect we can work it out for ourselves.

The majority of AgSci teachers would appear to be unhappy with the "off syllabus" questions on the paper, as the students are.

AgSci examiners are drawn for the most part from AgSci teachers, as with any discipline.

So what do you think the conference of AgSci examiners will be telling the Chief Examiner? (or have told, it's probably over by now)

rainbowtrout

randylonghorn wrote: »

Healium, she can't give even the general consensus of the marking conference, it's totally unfair to ask her.

However, a little logic and I suspect we can work it out for ourselves.

The majority of AgSci teachers would appear to be unhappy with the "off syllabus" questions on the paper, as the students are.

AgSci examiners are drawn for the most part from AgSci teachers, as with any discipline.

So what do you think the conference of AgSci examiners will be telling the Chief Examiner? (or have told, it's probably over by now)

+1 to all of that

No, I can't give details, it would be a breach of confidentiality and I'd prefer to keep my job. The conference hasn't taken place yet anyway.

Yahooaccount

randylonghorn wrote: »

Which is a very different thing from breaching the confidentiality of a marking conference.

If it was actually a marking conference, which it wasn't.

rainbowtrout

Yahooaccount wrote: »

If it was actually a marking conference, which it wasn't.

This is my final post on the subject.

There are two conferences. One organised by the subject association. The other for marking. The latter is confidential. I wasn't at the subject association one. However if it was a public conference then the public could attend and give their opinion. So I can't give an opinion as I wasn't there. Ag teachers should be able to give their opinion at a conference without finding their name all over the internet or any other form of media so in effect that's confidential too, but not in the same sense as the marking one is.