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Bêthberry · 10-29-2002, 08:05 AM

Just a quick observation for Arwen Imladris about the grading standards in Ontario. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

The 'pass' is 3, which signifies meeting the current expectations for the grade level. A 1 or a 2 signifies work at very much below the expected level of achievement. Students who work repeatedly at the 1 or 2 level are students seriously at risk and who should be receiving extra help. They are also probably students who should not be promoted (to use the current euphemism) to the next grade, where they will face even more frustration and difficulty, although many schools are balking at doing that.

This means that the 'pass' is no longer that 50% level, but the 70% level.

Bethberry

10-29-2002, 08:05 AM	#10
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Just a quick observation for Arwen Imladris about the grading standards in Ontario. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] The 'pass' is 3, which signifies meeting the current expectations for the grade level. A 1 or a 2 signifies work at very much below the expected level of achievement. Students who work repeatedly at the 1 or 2 level are students seriously at risk and who should be receiving extra help. They are also probably students who should not be promoted (to use the current euphemism) to the next grade, where they will face even more frustration and difficulty, although many schools are balking at doing that. This means that the 'pass' is no longer that 50% level, but the 70% level. Bethberry __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.