Extra Marks
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Extra Marks
Hi
Does anyone know how and what the extra marks are given to children depending on date of birth ? I have heard somewhere that this happens and i didn't understand why and how..
Does anyone know how and what the extra marks are given to children depending on date of birth ? I have heard somewhere that this happens and i didn't understand why and how..
Re: Extra Marks
No extra marks. The marks are standardised by month. Just search on standardisation and you will find loads on here. It means that children are only compared to those birn in the same month as them.
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Re: Extra Marks
No one has extra marks given or has marks taken away. The children are simply compared to all the other children born in the same month as them and the pass mark is set accordingly for that cohort. Because there is a real birth month (in relation to academic school year start) effect the raw score need for an August child to qualify tends to be slightly lower than the raw score needed by a September child.
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Re: Extra Marks
Hi,
I've read somewhere about a birthday being rounded up to the next full month. So does that mean a child born on the 25th of Jan is categorised as a Feb child? And a child born on a 5th would be considered a December. Or I got it all wrong? Hope someone can clarify. Thanks.
I've read somewhere about a birthday being rounded up to the next full month. So does that mean a child born on the 25th of Jan is categorised as a Feb child? And a child born on a 5th would be considered a December. Or I got it all wrong? Hope someone can clarify. Thanks.
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Re: Extra Marks
You are standardised within the month you are born... No rounding up or down a month.
If you compare the marks needed for an August born child (youngest within the academic year) they probably are looking at needing to achieve approx 66/80 whereas a September born child (oldest in the academic year) would need approximately 71/80. The exact marks change from year to year but this gives you an idea of how it works.
If you compare the marks needed for an August born child (youngest within the academic year) they probably are looking at needing to achieve approx 66/80 whereas a September born child (oldest in the academic year) would need approximately 71/80. The exact marks change from year to year but this gives you an idea of how it works.