Grading for STPM

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For STPM, the grading goes according to standard marks.. or according to percentile, like.. 5 % of candidates with high marks will get A.. blah blah.. ? 8O Thanks.

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HAHAHA! There is no such thing as a standard mark in Bolehland. Or else in the next UPSR exam 1/2 the students are gonna fail, there will be riots on the streets and the minister of education will have a pie smacked in his face and the Opposition will immediately call for the abolishment of Eng & Sci in English.

Therefore, we have the wonderful invention called the cumulative distribution graph. Basically this means this year's number of 'high scorers' will be determined by the ministry. If let's say they want 400 students, then they will find the cut-off point for the top 400 students and what their marks are.

This system is absolutely horrendous in that results from one year cannot be fairly compared to another because of varying standards. Contrast this with the U.S's completely objective SAT which ensures perfect fairness for all. They even publish what the marks you got.

Ah well. Life goes on. I doubt the govt will pick the top 5%, coz there will be matric students too, and if they give too many As to STPM, there might be a repeat of the 2004 fiasco where 128 students did not get their course. Therefore, IMO, the ministry will first determine what the cutoff is for distinction in Matriculation first, and then the number of leftover spaces will then be used to calculate the cutoff for STPM. Nuff said let's go back to DU SHU-ING!