LC Marking

That.Kid.Ox

is it true that the actual leaving cert is marked easier than the mocks or is that just a myth??

good luck to everyone by the way

i'm freaking out here :eek:

Diabhal Beag

The myth is untrue. It is just a confidence booster for the Leaving. You have done the papers before so you have more experience.

Lawliet

They're not necessarily marked easier, but they are marked better.

Maybe_Memories

And generally the questions in the LC are actually relevant to the sylabbus, unlike mocks.
For example, Special Relativity has a nasty habit of appearing on physics mocks.

rainbowtrout

That.Kid.Ox wrote: »

is it true that the actual leaving cert is marked easier than the mocks or is that just a myth??

good luck to everyone by the way

i'm freaking out here :eek:

The mocks are set by commercial companies who are there to make money. They hire correctors (sometimes teachers but not always) to correct the papers. The standard of correction is at best variable.

The LC is set by the SEC and is corrected by qualified teachers who attend a conference and correct to an agreed marking scheme. Their work undergoes checks by supervising examiners to ensure it's done properly. There's a world of difference between the two.

johnmcdnl

there marked better - and people are actually better 4 months after the mocks... so therefore get better grades