31-01-2014, 08:23 PM
Just received the February IRSE News and discovered that this year the results have been published much earlier thn is often the case; indeed I never remeember publication before the Exam Review meeting. As well as learning the results of some people from whom I hadn't heard, the most significant thing I noticed is quite how dire the results for Module 3 was in 2013. I had received some unofficial information that the pass rate was very low but I hadn't anticipated it to be that bad.
Used to think that Mod 1 with a pass rate only just above 20% was bad, Can't but that looks positively healthy compared to the Mod3 12% this year. The pass rate has been qute a bit lower since the format of the exam was changed to lower the significance of the Control Tables, but this last year for some reason it has dropped like a stone.
There was just the one Credit which was by someone I know (forgetting the typo in their name that is!) and 6 Passes (some of whom I know and some I don't). One can't tell purely by the ethnicity of the name of course, but it would seem quite likely that 3 of the 6 may be from outside the UK and that proportion is probably a reasonable approximation to the number of papers sat in the UK and those abroad, so at first sight this factor is not the prime cause of the problem.
I do feel that over recent years, the paper's question have probably drifted closer towards a Mod 1 perspective- perhaps this is proving difficult for those who sit this module at the beginning of their career.
But tis in itself is unlikely to explain the sudden dramatic drop. Perhaps the examiners have some explanation that will emerge on Thursday, but I'd be very keen to hear from those who sat the module, whether successful or not, with any ideas that they might have.
Used to think that Mod 1 with a pass rate only just above 20% was bad, Can't but that looks positively healthy compared to the Mod3 12% this year. The pass rate has been qute a bit lower since the format of the exam was changed to lower the significance of the Control Tables, but this last year for some reason it has dropped like a stone.
There was just the one Credit which was by someone I know (forgetting the typo in their name that is!) and 6 Passes (some of whom I know and some I don't). One can't tell purely by the ethnicity of the name of course, but it would seem quite likely that 3 of the 6 may be from outside the UK and that proportion is probably a reasonable approximation to the number of papers sat in the UK and those abroad, so at first sight this factor is not the prime cause of the problem.
I do feel that over recent years, the paper's question have probably drifted closer towards a Mod 1 perspective- perhaps this is proving difficult for those who sit this module at the beginning of their career.
But tis in itself is unlikely to explain the sudden dramatic drop. Perhaps the examiners have some explanation that will emerge on Thursday, but I'd be very keen to hear from those who sat the module, whether successful or not, with any ideas that they might have.
(31-01-2014, 05:25 PM)Hort Wrote: PJW, Peter et al
I am pleased to say that I passed the two modules that I sat this year (1 & 3) which means that I have now passed the four that I needed. I would like to thank you for your adivice in commenting on my past paper attempts which was of great help. I think this website is a great resource for those studying for the exam and I hope that you will be able to continue to share your knowledge so others can benefit.
Regards
Gethin Jones
PJW