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Hi Howard. My advice would vary depending on what the issue is that is resulting in you not passing. One of the advantages of doing the papers...
IF you feel overwhelmed, definitely seek medical assistance. Go through your script with a fine tooth comb, try to see why they thought you...
What maximum PPD credits per year? There didn't used to be a maximum limit and I can't find one on the website.
I hadn't realised that the IFoA gave more information these days on what is supposed to get a script review so having looked at what they say,...
You were close to the pass mark so I would have expected you to be selected for review. Similarly for anyone else with a lower passing mark close...
My study plans were always blast through the notes as quickly as possible and then do past papers constantly until the exam.
Happy to answer any questions you have, just PM me.
I think the PPD requirements are relaxed for someone who is not in current actuarial employment.
I switched careers after 12 years as a teacher. I passed two exams before getting a job. There was some discussion about whether I would be...
I'm not involved but I believe the answer is full marks in all three cases.
You don't need either before CS1 or CM1
I don't think pass rates are available. They are just a knowledge check so are easier than the SA exams they are attached to. You just need to...
Yes, I think so
I think that the recording period is from the start of your first year recording PPD. This is different for everyone as it is usually the...
I think you only need to put eg Paper 1 if there is also a Paper 2.
I don't think Acted do past paper marking.
As John says it is unlikely to move after an appeal. Unlike GCSEs and A levels where remarks are done only on appeal, the remark is done...
I passed with 69 but I don't think that helps
I'm not in the situation myself so I can't give you the response you want. The following is how I've prepared for the possibility and is only...
That's good. In some exam systems, one incident can get the lot voided.
I agree as far as non mathematical exams go. However, I feel that plagiarism concerns should be dealt with through the marking system rather than...
From what I've seen they have multiple choice questions to avoid the typing. However, these can be, say, 4 mark questions which doesn't seem...
I wouldn't be surprised if CM1/2 and CS1/2 went back to exam centres but the rest carried on as they are.
This is a thread you might want to look at....
Sorry to hear that. In any defence, I would stress the difficulty of following rules that change shortly before the exam.
Would OneDrive be allowed under the rules? Especially as it would enable the easy sharing of your exam script.
I wouldn't have thought so. Markers probably don't get the actual Word file, more likely it is loaded into a marking system.
Has anyone sat the practice module during covid? If so, how did the invigilation requirements work?
Personally, I'm more concerned about the possibility of being accused of plagiarism than the possibility of failing the exam.
There is another issue. "You are strictly prohibited from copying and pasting, or re-typing content, word for word, from any source or multiple...
Do you think if I use the same referencing approach that I used for SP2 in September (which did not cause me any problems then) I should be okay?
Where is the line between "in your own words" and "paraphrasing"? Seems a pretty fine line to me.
Some of the handbook was copied from the Assessment Regulations ie the paragraph saying referencing was prohibited. This paragraph no longer...
The conflicting advice was actually issued months ago. They have now changed the assessment regulations and removed the conflict. However, now we...
We've gone from referencing being prohibited to mixed messages to allowed with less than three weeks before exams start.
I would say that this is not allowed
With regards to referencing, the rules are different from that stated in the Assessment Regulations:...
I assume this is okay. It is certainly how I approached SP6 last year. Can't guarantee it though, but also how would they know?
No memorising either. Soon they'll ban learning the material.
New assessment regulations booklet for April 2021. Relevant passages: 27. Candidates are confirming by submitting the required files that all...
Sorry I misread there, you replaced the 62 with 59 not the other score. Not officially as it would not have been chosen due to the criteria....
I assume 59 is a fail. In which case it would go to a third senior marker as your marks would be either side of the pass mark, so that sounds...
That sounds like you had one inexperienced marker which was picked up by the third senior marker.
Marking is always subjective. Would you prefer the GCSE/A level system (at least for Maths) which is roughly: 1) Each question is marked by one...
One issue is that it is not valid to have your script reviewed because you think it was marked wrong. This is because the process means that any...
Has your script been marked by a third person? If so, I would go with that mark as it should be a senior marker.
There was one sitting where the mark allocation was changed days before a sitting, removing the word count marks and reallocating elsewhere. They...
The normal place. It only says Exam Papers but when you click on the link the report is downloaded as well.
Nevermind, they are up but they haven't updated the title so it suugests that only papers are there. Pass mark is 60.
Does anyone know when the examiner reports come out so we can find out the pass mark without having to zero in on it
Sorry to hear that. I passed with 70 marks.
The solutions will also be changed in light of actual student responses. Even in mathematical papers in cases where the most common approach was...
To anyone else who has received the actual letter, my sympathies are with you. The moving feast of the rules with FAQs being regularly changed...
Sorry that this has happened to you. I attempted to get round the personal notes issue by referencing them in my answers and stating where they...
The guarantee bites when the fund value is low. Since the charge is a percentage of fund value, these means that the charge is also low. Note that...
If the aim was to reassure us, it was a complete failure.
The solution adopted by other exam systems is to have different papers for different time zones. Usually two papers is enough to deal sensibly...
New guidance in the FAQs. I am not reassured. You are recommended to write answers in your own words but paraphrasing is not allowed....
From the student consultative forums meeting there is this comment about plagiarism:
But it is a standard function in Word
Good news for those who were cleared. Hope that was the case for everyone.
Good luck
I would say that they are in the wrong because their definition of plagiarism is not normally applied to an open book exam. A more standard...
Because people are flawed. Here's the A grade raw mark for one exam I know of: 73, 61, 62, 64, 72, 67, 68, 59, 72, 56, 71
That would be equivalent to GCSE/A level exam paper timescales. If similar process should be roughly: First draft written First draft checked...
It's been a good approach for me so far, 2 exams to go and passed everything first time so far.
I got this response about the rules: “As our inquiries are on-going I can’t provide the exact number of individuals under investigation for...
Though employers probably know already as many had arrangements to receive results directly from the institute. We had to sign something to agree...
I agree with this but those concerned might want to start small by bringing it up with friendly colleagues before going to someone more senior.
Actually, I think solicitors with experience of class actions should be able to deal with issues such as this. To be able to join the group, you...
It depends on the course. Maths pass marks tend to be relatively stable for each individual paper but some change will be seen each year....
A level and GCSE exams use statistics on the prior performance of the cohort to set grade boundaries. There is little academic judgement in the...
But if it does, you may want to consider working as a group and getting those of us who weren't accused to act as witnesses.
Pass rates are in examiner reports.
22 out of 37 passed, must be a record! Pass mark was 60.
All I know is that it was less than 69
Even if they stay online you'd hope they'd come up with a better solution. Some exams have different papers for different time zones for example....
Can't you take a sitting off and hope things go back to normal later?
Passed, how did everyone do?
There is a third possibility, they have been accused rightly but only cheated inadvertently because the rules weren't sufficiently clear.
I must have followed the regulations as I didn't receive a letter. My paper had little bookwork on it but it did have some. I have no insight as...
I suggest that those who are reading this but didn't receive a letter contact the institute to get clarification on this as it will affect us all...
Those accused, is it that they think you've copied and pasted it from an electronic source or is it that typing it up isn't acceptable. If the...
Do any Acted tutors have any insight into this? I feel that over the years we have been encouraged to learn bookwork definitions word for word....
I hope they give details. When I asked for more such details for SP6 for the last sitting, I was told that they would not do so. In addition the...
They've already explicitly said no to scanning.
Hopefully detailed guidance as to what is expected will be given soon.
They said they will adjust papers. I suggest many people taking those exams contact the institute and ask for examples using past paper questions....
I think they need to announce quickly whether CM and CS would run in September if we go back into lockdown. It would be really unfair if students...
Certainly in the UK, don't know about elsewhere
The proof of the pudding as you call it might not be there. By being more stringent on what gains or doesn't gain a mark the pass mark can be...
They did slightly change the notation of the SDE to make it easier to type, W(t) rather than W subscript t. Not sure why we couldn't have been...
At least I got a response quickly this time from higher up the chain but still bad news: Your most recent email has been forwarded to me and I...
I recommend that everyone sends an email to increase our chances of getting a response. The cohort is much smaller than most SPs so we need to be...
Basically if you think it might be hard to type, withdraw. If you are wrong and it would have been okay, tough luck. I have sent a further...
This was my response. I'm afraid it did not help: Thankyou for your email. Owing to the current COVID-19 pandemic all IFoA staff are now...
Just break them down as much as you can I guess. Advantage of excel is calculating at the same as typing it in rather than on a calculator then...
Not as yet.
New FAQs say that use of Excel is acceptable as long as it is copied and pasted into the Word document. Maybe easier for calculation questions.
I've emailed and asked for greater clarity. I'll let you know if I get a response. At the moment I'm trying to do past papers using word but...