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Exam marking (internal exams)

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PetraDelphiki · 10/06/2019 17:35

Just wondering how other schools handle telling kids their exam marks? Dd’s School gives them their marks but with no context - so they have no idea whether 70% (for example) is top or bottom of the year!

Surely this just encourages them to compare marks with friends (which they are also told not to do)....

We don’t get told averages/quantiles or anything either, which makes it very hard to know how to respond to an “I got 70%” announcement!

Thoughts?

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Malbecfan · 10/06/2019 20:24

I give out percentages and say what the highest mark was. If it's a GCSE class, I will also give a grade based on the boundaries for that particular paper.

PetraDelphiki · 10/06/2019 18:44

They definitely won’t do that...too many parents ready to get cross if their child isn’t top!

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TeenTimesTwo · 10/06/2019 18:33

I agree, 70% on its own gives no context.
At DD's school they tend to say the highest and lowest in the set which helps a bit.

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