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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Marking Scheme - Creative Arts

The following marking scheme for creative arts and science SHOULD NOT be used (but currently is used, even though it implies agreement and disagreement deserve different marks).

H1 and H2A essays have breasoning, and rebreasoning completed as part of them.
a. H1 or 80-100%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting.
i. 90% essays have breathsoning and rebreathsoning completed as part of them.
ii. 100% essays have space and time tests completed as part of them.
b. H2A or 75-79%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a different theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting.
c. H2B or 70-74%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a different theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting. The objects are breasoned.
d. H3 or 65-69%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting. The objects are breasoned.
e. P or 50-64%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive theme.
f. N or 0-49%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a different theme.


To earn A (80%), one should write 85 reasons using the breasoning rules (5 exposition + 5 critique + 25 detailed reasoning + 50 mind map), to earn A+, one should write 130 reasons (for each of 10 reasons per essay, 9 reasons support them, and 2 breasoned breathsonings and 1 breasoned rebreathsoning reasons support the original reason), to earn 100%, one should write 190 reasons ( or each of 10 reasons per essay, 9 reasons support them, 2 breasoned breathsonings and 1 breasoned rebreathsoning reasons support the original reason and 3 space tests and 3 time tests beasonings support the original reason). Rarely, 250 breasonings, which earn 100% are universally recognised as supporting the spiritual imagery of a production. See Tables 1-2 below.

Table 1. Number of breasonings required for A+ using current system.

For each of (5 reasons in exposition + 5 reasons in critique =) 10 reasons per essay:Breasoning for reason 1 for reason n.Breasoning for Breathsoning for subject noun in reason n.Maximum A+ = 90 for 130 breasonings (range from 80.1%-90% is 86-130 breasonings).

Breasoning for reason 2 for reason n.Breasoning for Breathsoning for object noun in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 3 for reason n.Breasoning for Rebreathsoning for Verb in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 4 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 5 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 6 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 7 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 8 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 9 for reason n.


Table 2. Number of breasonings required for 100% using current system.

For each of (5 reasons in exposition + 5 reasons in critique =) 10 reasons per essay:Breasoning for reason 1 for reason n.Breasoning for Breathsoning for subject noun in reason n.Maximum 100% = 190 breasonings (range from 90.1%-100% is 131-190 breasonings).

Breasoning for reason 2 for reason n.Breasoning for Breathsoning for object noun in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 3 for reason n.Breasoning for Rebreathsoning for Verb in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 4 for reason n.Space Test: Breasoning for room in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 5 for reason n.Space Test: Breasoning for part of room in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 6 for reason n.Space Test: Breasoning for direction in room in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 7 for reason n.Time Test: Breasoning for time to prepare for action in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 8 for reason n.Time Test: Breasoning for time to do action in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 9 for reason n.Time Test: Breasoning for time to finish action in reason n.

The following marking scheme SHOULD be used (because it gives agreement and disagreement the same mark):

H1 and H2A essays have breasoning, and rebreasoning completed as part of them.
a. A or 75-100%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive or negative (with examples of how a positive thing shouldn't go wrong) theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting.
i. A+ (87.5%) essays have breathsoning and rebreathsoning completed as part of them.
ii. 100% essays have space and time tests completed as part of them.

b. B or 65-74%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive or negative theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting. The objects are breasoned.

c. P or 50-64%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive or negative theme.

d. N or 0-49%
An essay is given this mark if the student doesn't answer the question.

See * above.

To earn A (75%), one should write 85 reasons using the breasoning rules (5 exposition + 5 critique + 25 detailed reasoning + 50 mind map), to earn A+, one should write 130 reasons (for each of 10 reasons per essay, 9 reasons support them, and 2 breasoned breathsonings and 1 breasoned rebreathsoning reasons support the original reason), to earn 100%, one should write 190 reasons ( or each of 10 reasons per essay, 9 reasons support them, 2 breasoned breathsonings and 1 breasoned rebreathsoning reasons support the original reason and 3 space tests and 3 time tests beasonings support the original reason). Rarely, 250 breasonings, which earn 100% are universally recognised as supporting the spiritual imagery of a production. See Tables 3-4 below.

Table 3. Number of breasonings required for A+ using suggested equitable system.

For each of (5 reasons in exposition + 5 reasons in critique =) 10 reasons per essay: Breasoning for reason 1 for reason n. Breasoning for Breathsoning for subject noun in reason n. Maximum A+ = 87.5 for 130 breasonings (range from 75.1%-87.5% is 86-130 breasonings).


Breasoning for reason 2 for reason n. Breasoning for Breathsoning for object noun in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 3 for reason n. Breasoning for Rebreathsoning for Verb in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 4 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 5 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 6 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 7 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 8 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 9 for reason n.




Table 4. Number of breasonings required for 100% using suggested equitable system.

For each of (5 reasons in exposition + 5 reasons in critique =) 10 reasons per essay: Breasoning for reason 1 for reason n. Breasoning for Breathsoning for subject noun in reason n. Maximum 100% = 190 breasonings (range from 87.6%-100% is 131-190 breasonings).


Breasoning for reason 2 for reason n. Breasoning for Breathsoning for object noun in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 3 for reason n. Breasoning for Rebreathsoning for Verb in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 4 for reason n. Space Test: Breasoning for room in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 5 for reason n. Space Test: Breasoning for part of room in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 6 for reason n. Space Test: Breasoning for direction in room in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 7 for reason n. Time Test: Breasoning for time to prepare for action in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 8 for reason n. Time Test: Breasoning for time to do action in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 9 for reason n. Time Test: Breasoning for time to finish action in reason n.



On my blog, I wrote after conferring with the Melbourne University Vice Chancellor Glyn Davis that agreement and disagreement equitably deserve the same grade. Later, the University may institute this change. Teachers and lecturers may recalculate the equitable grade by modifying the current system's grade (see Table 5.) or counting breasonings written down as part of a computational marking scheme.

Table 5. Conversion table from old marking scheme to new equitable marking scheme

Current marking scheme grade letter Current marking scheme Number of breasonings in current marking scheme New equitable marking scheme grade letter New equitable marking scheme Number of breasonings in new equitable marking scheme
A++ 90.1-100% 131-190 A++ 87.6-100% 131-190
A+ 80.1-90% 86-130 A+ 75.1-87.5% 86-130
H1 or A 80.00% 85 A 75.00% (ranges from 75-79% or 80-80% in current marking scheme) 85
H2A 75-79% 85

H2B 70-74% 70-84 B 65-74% (ranges from 65-69% or 70-74% in current marking scheme) 65-84
H3 65-69% 65-69

P 50-64% 50-64 P 50-64% 50-64
N 0-49% 0-49 N 0-49% 0-49

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