Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
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Does anyone know if this is true? If so to what %... and what subject ECR or FRA or both... now that would be great!!!<BR><BR>It's 70 % @ the mo
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Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
Somone on my course equired of the pass rate and got the below reply from the AAT<BR><BR>Percentage pass marks are not allocated to AAT examinations as the mark will be completely different between different sittings and between different sections of the same paper, however, the standard looked for is very high. AAT examinations are competence based assessments and are quite different in character from a traditional examination. In a conventional examination you may have a pass mark of 40%, the percentage required to gain competence in an AAT exam can be as high as 70%. The percentage is intentionally high as the standard for competence is set in terms of acceptability in the workplace, therefore, it should be appreciated that an employer would not be satisfied with an employee who was only 40% capable of doing their job.<BR><BR>Hope this helps0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
<BR>ooo sounds ominous! guess I'll have to hope for the best.<BR><BR>Ben P0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
<BR>Do you mean that is 70% for both sections or one section?0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
I believe the overall paper pass mark is 70%, the sections though are marked on the difficulty of the questions, therefore if you got most the the questions right in section 1 but they were not regarded @ that difficult then it wouldn't gain as many marks compared to if you got more right in section 2 and visa versa.<BR><BR>I have heard talk though that because of the feed back of how the exams went and people weren't happy, they may drop the pass mark anyway, it depends on how students generally did, if we all didn't do as well as expected then they would drop the pass mark so to make sure that a constant percentage pass each year.<BR><BR>The AAT sais that this doesn't happen but the tutors @ my college said this is pretty much what happens altough they would never admit to it.0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
Hi.<BR><BR>The AAT want to pass competent students, and have a respected qualification. If they decide the pass rate is 70%, they may look again at papers with 68 or 69% to doublecheck, but they're not going to pass everybody.<BR><BR>There's a lot of talk on these forums that with the exams being 'hard' and people 'complaining' the AAT will lower the pass mark!<BR><BR>There was nothing in the exam papers that wasn't on the syllabus, which is freely available under 'Assessments', 'Exam Support'.<BR><BR>Students are obviously nervous, and want to see their hard work, commitment & sacrifices pay off, but there is a danger we'll start 'clutching at straws'.<BR><BR>It's time to relax and put the exams behind you. <BR><BR>Scott.0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
I second what Scott says, well said Scott! <BR><BR>and it is over now, time to get on with the next stages.<BR>I am sure those who showed competance will do ok.<BR><BR>Shaz0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
Thanks Shaz!<BR><BR>My next stage is ACCA!! I expect that to be very hard!<BR><BR>Scott.0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
<br><br><< <i><BR>I have heard talk though that because of the feed back of how the exams went and people weren't happy, they may drop the pass mark anyway, it depends on how students generally did, if we all didn't do as well as expected then they would drop the pass mark so to make sure that a constant percentage pass each year.</i> >><br><br><BR><BR>That would be ludicrous as it would mean that a person who "passed" one year when the standard of examinees wasn't high would not be comparable with their colleague who took the exams in a different year (with a higher standard). It is fundamental to the worth of the qualification that competence remains at a constant standard, and anyway why would a competence-based qualification 'reduce' the level of competence requried some years? Doesn't make sense.<BR><BR>These aren't A-levels you know (the latter are getting easier all the time).0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
<<<< have heard talk though that because of the feed back of how the exams went and people weren't happy, they may drop the pass mark anyway, it depends on how students generally did, if we all didn't do as well as expected then they would drop the pass mark so to make sure that a constant percentage pass each year. >><BR><BR><BR><BR>>>>>That would be ludicrous as it would mean that a person who "passed" one year when the standard of examinees wasn't high would not be comparable with their colleague who took the exams in a different year (with a higher standard). It is fundamental to the worth of the qualification that competence remains at a constant standard, and anyway why would a competence-based qualification 'reduce' the level of competence requried some years? Doesn't make sense.<BR><BR>These aren't A-levels you know (the latter are getting easier all the time). <BR><BR> <BR><BR> OH DEAR... Get back in your pram darlin' just saying what i'd heard.. <BR><BR><BR>0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
At our college they told us it was 50% on each section of each exam.....0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
i completly agree with ya, i mean it would be nice if it was lowered, but they obvously think that 70% is acchievable<BR>0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
this is a standard response because i received exactly the same one 12 months ago.....<BR>0 -
Whispers of the pass marks being reduced???
on the whole those who think they have done crap generally know it deep down.....<BR><BR>no point in panicking now..... you reap what you sow....0