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I think you have to say that grading in France is usually over a 20-point scale. And indeed, the highest grades are rarely attributed even for near-perfect work
by seszett 13y ago
I think you have to say that grading in France is usually over a 20-point scale. And indeed, the highest grades are rarely attributed even for near-perfect work.
- rmc 13y agoIrish here. We mark things based on a percentages, and it would be rare to give someone very high marks (like 95%+). Then again our pass rate is 40%, and 85%+ is an A, so it could be scaled down. I think the USA uses different scales.
- dpritchett 13y agoWhat happens to the 60% who fail? Do they retake the class or drop out and look for a job?
- Luc 13y agoThe grandparent means 'passing grade', not 'pass rate'.
- dpritchett 13y agoThanks! I couldn't quite wrap my mind around a school with 60% per-period attrition.
- rmc 13y agoYes. Perhaps a dialect difference. We'd say "pass rate" to mean "get less than this and you fail, more and you pass". We don't tend to use the word "grade" here for results in tests, to my ears it sounds very Amercian. ☺ We'd say "mark".
- tonfa 13y agoAt least in science it is pretty common (and many teacher grade over 25 so even near perfect can give you a 20).