Is this true?

[rafae]

i was looking at some igcse's grade thresholds, they all had very low boundaries 4 an A. For example in igcse pak st. In p1 2008, a 53/75 was an A. Does this apply to olevel? If it does, doesnt it mean scoring A's is easy?

 

[AnGeL.Of.DaRkNeSs]

IGCSE is not o levels its different totally different so O LEVELS has own thresholds while IGSCE has its own...

 

[rafae]

dude, i was looking at a grades threshold for pak st olevel june 2006. I gt it frm my school. U needed a 55/75 to score an A. And plus pak st is same for igcse and olevel. Theyv got to be nearby.

 

[AnGeL.Of.DaRkNeSs]

yar grade threshold differ from season to season like thresholds of pak.std in winter 10 will differ from those in summer 2011 it all depends on CIE and just like i use to say ur grade is not fully dependable on what u wrote in exam.

 

[rafae]

so the fact that many people screwed up in islamiat leaves them with a partial chance to score an A*? Just asking generally.

 

[Alchemist4lyf]

Yeah... apparently..
But i really dont think people screwed it up... i just think that people aren't confident in the answers they gave, that's all...

 

[hashim2]

yaar but I heard the percentile system has been abolished and now absolute marking will be done.Will that not be more strict?

 

[AnGeL.Of.DaRkNeSs]

yaar but I heard the percentile system has been abolished and now absolute marking will be done.Will that not be more strict?

kindly give a EXACT reference where CIE says its abolished...i dont think though they have introduced uniform marks to tell students wehre they stand on a grade but percentile cant be abolished

 

[hashim2]

my pak st teacher told me.

 

[intelnehalem]

Percentile system still stands don't worry !

 

[mrrul3z]

Percentile system still stands don't worry !

that is sch a relief to hear. i just hope Eng ki percentile 75% par banay :fool:
btw i also heard some rumors about A grade to be on 85% by cambridge

 

[rafae]

no an A* might be at 85, but never an A. According to the percentile.
The only subject which has that high a percentile is second language urdu for an A grade. 35 % people scored A's according to CIE. Thats a TON. Generally, percentile 4 pak st. Or math waghera is low.

 

[izzahzainab]

whatever the pecentile, scoring a certain grade would be as tough as it remains every year. As they make it clear that they never let their standards fall.

 

[rafae]

whatever the pecentile, scoring a certain grade would be as tough as it remains every year. As they make it clear that they never let their standards fall.

But the fact that 2542/18000 something candidates in Lahore got straight A's in May/June 2010 means that CIE's standards are falling .
They are nothing but a money making business now.
Non-profit organization bus naam kay... pfft.

 

[scouserlfc]

really where is the proof Rafae

 

[rafae]

Well. My sir is a member of CIE. He works there and teaches us too. So he told me.
Plus its also in news articles, not specifically to lahore but check this out:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/GCSEs- ... rchresults

it gives u an idea lol.

 

[scouserlfc]

well okay u proved me i was joking yaar

 

[izzahzainab]

maybe it cuz OUR standards are improving

 

[rafae]

Haha yeah. But Izzah, I really hope the grade threshold is low for English. If it isn't, speaking for me, my A* is screwed.

 

[izzahzainab]

atleast you'll get an A, i am worried of landing myself in B!!