Modifying Hofstee standard setting for assessments that vary in difficulty, and to determine boundaries for different levels of achievement

Table 1 Worked example of marks processing using the modified Hofstee protocol for the module 10 assessment

1 Raw mark (%)	2 MH Mark (%) after conversion to university boundaries (40 % BSP & 70 % BEP)	3 Mark with FS/CFG applied (%)
50	38	31
50	38	31
60	47	45
60	47	45
64	50	50
64	50	50
66	52	53
68	53	56
68	53	56
70	55	59
70	55	59
76	60	67
76	60	67
78	62	70
78	62	70
82	65	75
84	67	78
86	68	81
86	68	81
86	68	81
88	70	83
88	70	83
88	70	83
90	75	86
90	75	86
92	80	89
94	85	92
94	85	92
98	95	97

In columns 2 and 3, the marks below the BSP are shown in bold; the marks on or above the BEP are shown in bold italics

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1 Raw mark (%)	2 MH Mark (%) after conversion to university boundaries (40 % BSP & 70 % BEP)	3 Mark with FS/CFG applied (%)
50	38	31
50	38	31
60	47	45
60	47	45
64	50	50
64	50	50
66	52	53
68	53	56
68	53	56
70	55	59
70	55	59
76	60	67
76	60	67
78	62	70
78	62	70
82	65	75
84	67	78
86	68	81
86	68	81
86	68	81
88	70	83
88	70	83
88	70	83
90	75	86
90	75	86
92	80	89
94	85	92
94	85	92
98	95	97

1 Raw mark (%)	2 MH Mark (%) after conversion to university boundaries (40 % BSP & 70 % BEP)	3 Mark with FS/CFG applied (%)
50	38	31
50	38	31
60	47	45
60	47	45
64	50	50
64	50	50
66	52	53
68	53	56
68	53	56
70	55	59
70	55	59
76	60	67
76	60	67
78	62	70
78	62	70
82	65	75
84	67	78
86	68	81
86	68	81
86	68	81
88	70	83
88	70	83
88	70	83
90	75	86
90	75	86
92	80	89
94	85	92
94	85	92
98	95	97

1 Raw mark (%)	2 MH Mark (%) after conversion to university boundaries (40 % BSP & 70 % BEP)	3 Mark with FS/CFG applied (%)
50	38	31
50	38	31
60	47	45
60	47	45
64	50	50
64	50	50
66	52	53
68	53	56
68	53	56
70	55	59
70	55	59
76	60	67
76	60	67
78	62	70
78	62	70
82	65	75
84	67	78
86	68	81
86	68	81
86	68	81
88	70	83
88	70	83
88	70	83
90	75	86
90	75	86
92	80	89
94	85	92
94	85	92
98	95	97