Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Stats from Scientific Mathematics

70% and above is first class, 60%-70% 2:1, 50%-60% 2:2, 40%-50% third class and below 40% is a fail. The assessment is comprised of 50% coursework and 50% end test.

Coursework (17 submissions): 10 students passed at first class; 2 passed at 2:1; none passed at 2:2; and 3 passed at third class. Two students failed. Two students achieved a mark of 100% and one achieved 99%.

End Test (17 submissions): 8 students passed at first class; one passed at each of 2:1 and 2:2; and 2 students passed at third class. The remaining 5 students failed. No one achieved 100% but one student did get 99% and 2 more marks in the 90s.

This means that overall 7 students have passed at first class, 2 at 2:1, 3 at 2:2 and 2 at third class. 4 students failed.

Of those that failed: 2 did not hand in any coursework; 1 did not complete the end test. These three students achieved a failure mark in the component that they did take. The fourth student attempted both the coursework and the end test but achieved a failure mark (~20%) on each.

On attendance (there were 12 classes): 4 students have 50% attendance or greater; 1 student attended 3 classes; 2 attended 2 classes and 10 attended only one class. 5 students have not attended a class. Only one of these 5 passed; 2 of these handed in neither assessment.

Of the 4 who attended 50% or more of the time, 3 passed at first class and the fourth achieved a high 2:1, which is nice to see. At the lower end of the attendance scale, there are a range from first class to fail, but above 50% attendance all students got a very good pass. This latter group is, of course, self-selecting.