exam pass rate

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I've had a good look on the web but cant seem to find what percentage you need to pass??????

anyone got a clue????

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  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:exam pass rate

    Have a look at study buddy thread it is on there
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:exam pass rate

    Generally it's 60% but depending on how many people pass and by what percentage they change it
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:exam pass rate

    Hi Manda.

    There is NO set pass rate - it will change for each exam, and be influenced by the overall performance of the candidates sitting.

    Scott.
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    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:exam pass rate

    I was told it was 94%! but maybe its my tutor trying to push us?!
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:exam pass rate

    Hi

    Is this for PLB? our tutor told us we had to be 100% competent and to answer every question ....because if you miss one out then you will fail as you will look to be incompetent!!!!!!!!!!!
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    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:exam pass rate

    While technically you do need to be 100% competent, this is not the same as answering every question 100% correctly. You should, however, still attempt every question as you might pick up some marks, not answering will always get you nothing.

    By the same token, you shown always show your workings - if you make a mistake in calculation you'll still pick up the majority of the marks if your workings are correct. An incorrect answer with no workings will get nothing.

    As Scotty said, there is no fixed pass mark as the AAT will adjust this depending on the overall performance on a given paper - thus compensating for unusually hard or easy papers. June 2004's PTC exam which I've just done was horrendous and widely complained about - normalising the pass mark stops such 'mistakes' from penalising any students in a given year.

    Chris
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    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:exam pass rate
    I was told it was 94%!

    Well if it is I am screwed. If its 65-75ish I might have a chance...
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:exam pass rate

    As previously stated, I queried with AAT themselves, for both PLB and IAC:-

    "Dear Nigel
    First, I must apologise for the time it's taken me to reply to you. We
    are very busy, as ever, in the build up to exams week!
    You are quite right to say that students need to prove their competency
    in both sections of the paper. However, there is no set pass level for
    any one unit or any one sitting - it varies. The competency levels are
    discussed, and provisionally set, at our Exam Panels, which usually take
    place at least a year before the actual exams, but they are not
    finalised until the Exam Review Panels meet after all the marking has
    been done. In other words, there is a bit of leeway here and the
    competency levels can be adjusted according to students' performance.
    I hope that answers your question, but if not, don't hesitate to get
    back to me.
    Yours sincerely
    Elizabeth


    Elizabeth Adams
    Editor, Exams
    Association of Accounting Technicians"

    Thus, confirming what Scotty and CJC have said.

    So - do the best that you can!

    Nigel

    Last Week Before Exams
    https://www.aat.org.uk/forums/posts/list/13816.page

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