How is the ESL exam score calculated? (Why out of 400?)

[FlorianK]

How are ESL exam scores calculated?
I know the exam is out of 100
Section A 40marks
Section B 30marks
Section C 15+15 marks

Are the exams marked by 4 examiners?
Are they marked differently to English exams, because Section A and B is the same in the english exam?
Or do we just have a lower cut-off?

ESL (A+): 289/400 - 72.25%
English(A+): 47/60 - 78.33%

Are the examiners looking for a different structure in ESL exams? e.g. following TEEL stronger?

What is the difference in study score people would get if they'd do english instead of ESL?
What would a 35SS english student get, if he'd be marked as an ESL student?

[AllAboutTheLGs]

interested to know about this as well

[Lasercookie]

It looks from the assessor report / exam criteria that the essays are still marked out of 10. 

Here's the exam marking criteria too:
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/english/2009ESL-crit-descriptors.pdf

You can contrast it with the VCE English ones:
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/english/2009Eng-crit-descriptors-V2.pdf

Naturally, since the courses are designed for different purposes, there is a considerable difference in what they're looking for when marking. You're still expected to show a detailed knowledge of the text and present ideas etc. for ESL.

I can't find anything regarding the calculation of it though.

[Jenny_2108]

So each session is marked out of 10, where do you get 30,40,15-15 from, Florian? 

[dilks]

So each session is marked out of 10, where do you get 30,40,15-15 from, Florian? 

I think he was looking at an exam dating from the old study design.

Edit: Ok, ESL is actually marked differently, much to my surprise.

[Lasercookie]

So each session is marked out of 10, where do you get 30,40,15-15 from, Florian? 

That's the mark that it states on the exam cover.

It's the same for VCE English, the exam cover states 20/20/20 (total 60), even though each essay is out of 10.

Edit: Well for ESL it is on the exam cover 40/30/30 as per http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/english/pastexams/2011/2011engESL-cpr-w.pdf

but it looks like for Section C (language analysis) is split into Part 1 (planning) and Part 2 (actual piece). I'm not sure how the break down of that works though - it looks from the assessor report it's 10 for Part 1 and 10 for Part 2, but what they then do to add it up to 30, not sure.

[FlorianK]

I guess every piece of writing is marked out of 10, but Section A is 40% Section B is 30% and Section C is 15%+15%.

I still don't know why the exam is out of 400.

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2011/section3/vce_english_esl_ga11.pdf

[Jenny_2108]

but it looks like for Section C (language analysis) is split into Part 1 (planning) and Part 2 (actual piece). I'm not sure how the break down of that works though - it looks from the assessor report it's 10 for Part 1 and 10 for Part 2, but what they then do to add it up to 30, not sure.

You dont need to know about that, just for ESL students though. In LA for ESL, we have to 2 parts: summary form and analysis essay

I guess every piece of writing is marked out of 10, but Section A is 40% Section B is 30% and Section C is 15%+15%.

I still don't know why the exam is out of 400.

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/2011/section3/vce_english_esl_ga11.pdf

At the cover, its mark, not percentage. I get confused now. They mark out of 10 but in the cover says: 40/30/30
Btw, I have no idea how VCAA gets 400 marks from. Maybe I ask my teacher tomorrow

[AllAboutTheLGs]

What marks would we need to obtain a 48+?

[Jenny_2108]

What marks would we need to obtain a 48+?

High ranking in SACs (top 3) and >28/30 in exams I think

[AllAboutTheLGs]

Exams out of 40 though ? isnt it ?