Does Extension 2 English scale well?

The reason that the Extension 2 course in English doesn’t scale as well as the only other Extension 2 course (in Mathematics) is because the scaling is determined by the performance of the Extension 2 students on the Advanced paper.

Does Extension English scale well?

The Ext 1 & 2 English courses scale slightly higher than Advanced. However, the higher English Subjects as a group scale well above Standard English. For instance, students who score in the top 25% of Advanced English receive scores higher than those students who score in the top 1% of Standard English.

Is English Extension 2 hard?

Extension English 2 is not a unit you kind of waltz into going “yeah I guess this would be cool, how hard is writing a short story/critical response/poem/suite of speeches/script/etc.” It’s… hard, but it’s extremely rewarding if you put in the work.

What VCE subjects are scaled down?

In general, maths and science subjects are scaled up and arts subjects are scaled down. English and business subjects will usually remain the same. There is a misconception that this scaling is based on how difficult the subject is but, in general, subjects are designed to offer the same level of challenge.

How does scaling work on Extension 1 English?

After all, a student that scores a 95 in Extension 1 English is quite different to a student scoring a 95 in Standard English. Scaling is used so that no student is better or worse off by choosing certain subjects over others. How does scaling work?

What’s the scaled mean of Maths Extension 2?

From the above you will notice: Maths Extension 2 has a scaled mean of 43 in 2014 which is the highest amongst all commonly available subjects A P25 result in Extension 2 is around a P80 in Mathematics (2 unit) and almost exactly the same as a P99 (top 1% achievement!) in Mathematics General II.

Which is the highest scaled subject extension 2?

A P25 result in Extension 2 is around a P80 in Mathematics (2 unit) and almost exactly the same as a P99 (top 1% achievement!) in Mathematics General II. In recent years, Maths Extension 2 was the highest scaled ‘mainstream’ subject (we are aware that occassionally some language subjects like Classical Greek Extension scales even higher).

What’s the difference between scaling and Standard English?

After all, a student that scores a 95 in Extension 1 English is quite different to a student scoring a 95 in Standard English. Scaling is used so that no student is better or worse off by choosing certain subjects over others.