PHYSICS EXAMINATIONS

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PHYSICS EXAMINATIONS 2010

• Bruce Walsh
• Chief Assessor

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GENERAL COMMENTS

• Study design and textbooks
• Examiners report
• VASS system
• SSMS
• On line marking

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REMINDERS

• Illegible writing
• Multiple attempts at question
• Black or blue pen (pencil??)
• Explanations must address specific question.
  Writing everything can lead to contradictions.

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• Explanations 1 mark per dot point
• Show working some require it
• Excessive rounding off of working and answers
• Calculators
• Answers as simplified decimals

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• Powers of 10 calculations
• Transformation of equations / formulae

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JUNE EXAMINATION
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STATISTICS

• 6989 students
• Mean 62
• Median 65
• Std dev 22
• Number achieving 100 6
• Detailed studies (14, 73, 12)

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GRADE MIN (/180) MIN ()
A 162 90
A 150 83
B 136 76
B 119 66
C 99 55
C 81 45
D 64 36
D 50 28
E 33 18
E 15 8
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PROBLEM AREASDETAILED STUDIES

• RELATIVITY (mean 53)
• 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11
• MATERIALS STRUCTURES (mean 78)
• Question 8
• FURTHER ELECTRONICS (mean 64)
• Questions 8, 9, 10, 11

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NOVEMBER EXAMINATION
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STATISTICS

• Number of students 6839
• Mean 63
• Median 65
• Std dev 23
• Number achieving 100 ??
• Detailed studies (16, 6, 78)

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GRADE MIN (/180) MIN ()
A 165 92
A 152 84
B 136 76
B 117 65
C 96 53
C 77 43
D 60 33
D 45 25
E 28 16
E 16 9
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PROBLEM AREASDETAILED STUDIES

• SYNCHROTRON (mean 70)
• Questions 10
• PHOTONICS (mean 61)
• Questions 3, 4, 7, 8, 10
• SOUND (mean 76)
• Question 13