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Precision Mark - How to calculate

  • 15-09-2011 6:47am
    #1
    conroym7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Does anyone know the proper way to calculate precision marks?
    PRECISION MARK: the precision mark is normally defined as the overall weighted
    average for the first full presentation of marks for an academic session. For
    continuous programmes, the precision mark is defined as the overall average
    weighted mark for the first full presentation of marks for an awar

    For ex. I could not sit my January exams so is this calculated based on my repeat results as this was the first presentation of marks? I had 6 repeats and passed them all, but failed the year as a 100% CA module i had got me 38% to date(long and detailed story where i missed out on a potential 35% and i just found about on the day of results!)

    You need a precision mark of 45% to compensate. so im trying to work on mine to what it is.

    Final marks from semester 2 : 54,68,45,59,53 and 20(didnt attend exam only CA)
    Autumn repeat marks: 40,41,46,50,55,54(this was the repeat from semester 2)

    If anyone could help would be great!
    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    bren2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,220 ✭✭✭bren2001


    You need to know how many credits each module is worth. As a ten credit module carries twice the weight of a 5 credit.

    If you got 50% in a 5 credit, 60% in a 5 credit and 70% in a ten credit you would work it out as so.

    (50*5+60*5+70*10)/(5+5+10) = 62.5% (dont have a calculator, could be wrong)

    Just multiply the percentage you got by the credit of the module, do it for each module and add them together. Divide you answer by the number of credits.


  • #3
    conroym7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭conroym7


    There all 5 credit modules! Im pretty sure im calculating it wrong because no matter what way i've done it, I always get over 45%. Im certainly not doing it right! :(


  • #4
    andyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,641 ✭✭✭andyman


    You need to get over 35% in that failed module to compensate, which you didn't.

    That's my understanding of it anyway...


  • #5
    H2G2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭H2G2


    bren2001 wrote: »
    You need to know how many credits each module is worth. As a ten credit module carries twice the weight of a 5 credit
    Yes that is usually true, BUT is also depends on module weighting. For example a standard module of 5 credits will have a 100 weighting, but a 20 credit module (such as a final year project) may have a 200 weighting and not 400. So you need to know weights to know the precision mark formula.

    To get your precision mark, ask Registry or your Programme Board chair, as they definitely have access to it.


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