Please be honest and don't lied, too much exaggeration here. It is not possible to have checked the answer scrip for 2 - 3 times when the time given for completing each subject is quite limited for SPM papers. If you can do it so well in SPM, how could you fail in your UEC subjects? Morover, UEC is supposed to be like pre-U level, and could not be compared with SPM.
Totally agreed with what you have said. In fact, both IGCSE O-Level and Cambridge A-Level adopts the same method to decide grading each year, and will take into consideration the degree of difficulty for each subject, then makes adjustment to award the subject grade for A+, A, B+ etc.... A subject for a particular year may get A for 80 marks and above, but may also gets A for 65 marks and above in another year, depending on the overall performance of candidates. For each year, statistic has shown that the mark distribution will follow a normal distribution curve, but the average peak will move towards either the left (higher marks) or right (lower marks) depending on the difficulty of the subject and the overall performance of all candidates. Because of this normal distribution, the number of straight A students would normally be quite the same for each year if the number of candidates taking the exam is about the same. Just to make it simpler, the marks which I obtained for A for this year may not be the same marks of your A obtained in another year.
A的标准是要看教育部的决定要多少人拿到A. A+有可能是70 或90分以上,看全国的分数的分布而定.1982年的SPM生物超级难,有可能70分就得到A1. 我中四和中五的高级数学就有学统计学. 老师有教到全国考试的分数级别是看全国学生的average, distribution 和 threshold marks set by the government.
After reading all comments, conclusion is: Depend on LPM what kind results it wants to please somebody. Over years, looks like the line graph is being manipulate rampantly, to suits needs of parties!????
My Father in law born in 1910, his Senior Cambridge results only 5 subject in 1938 before the Japanese Occupation. English, Mathematics, Science, Literature and Dictation. Pass Grade3.
A+ was created because of scolarship award for SPM scorers. It was because in the past msny people qualify for the scholarship and this forced the ministry to only select the best of the best. Since the mark range for A is too big (80 to 100), it was then decided to split the A to A+ (90 - 100) and A (80 - 89). By doing so, mostly A+ scorers would get the scholarship, to ensure more deserving students are given the award due to limitation in scholarship.
R u in the teaching / education industry? If u r not, then do not use this sour grapes story to praise your mother land how good. The true fact is your mother land's education standard has, n still on the deteriorating mode, n getting worst year after year. Sarawak revert to IGCSE exam is a solid proof of it. Furthermore, do u know that all Spore poly make compulsory Msian applicants with SPM n UEC to sit for additional competency test for English, math n Science? Do u know this? What this means? My time (early 80s) no such practice! Let me tell u also: SPM GCE 1119;English is only = IGCSE O level English as Second Language only, not first language. Pls go n check the CEFR equivalency .
@@HowardTan-xv1nt Tell u lah ...is a fact. Johor without spore, big Johor is nothing lah. During covid 2022/3, Johor like a deadwood, no life. JB the same lah Childish fella. Don't talk F motherland fatherland here lah, sikit2 mintak Ah Choong to delete.
May be u r right that A might be easier to get now. it doesn't matter. education is to give u the knowledge unfortunately not so much on resilient and attitude. The knowledge will help u to find a living after school. but are they able to make a living. depend on the individual. Anyway, it is just the process of life. However, the excellent academic is the firm foundation to confidence in life.
That's all bullshit....all specially given to give them opportunity.........they want to tell us that they are equally smart like us ........we will check the end results next time when they come out to the society