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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
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relative/absolute evaluation
In schools, we often hear 'relative evaluation' and 'absolute evaluation'.
In the case of 'relative evaluation', you might get 'B' in your report card even if your test result is 90%, if the class average is high. In the case of 'absolute evaluation', many students might get 'A's in one class, but only a few in another class.
What is the situation in your country? And what are the terms (words) for those?
Thank you.
In the case of 'relative evaluation', you might get 'B' in your report card even if your test result is 90%, if the class average is high. In the case of 'absolute evaluation', many students might get 'A's in one class, but only a few in another class.
What is the situation in your country? And what are the terms (words) for those?
Thank you.
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In the case of 'relative evaluation', you might get 'B' in your report card even if your test result is 90%, if the class average is high. In the case of 'absolute evaluation', many students might get 'A's in one class, but only a few in another class. What is the situation in your country?
- In the case of 'relative evaluation', you might get 'B' in your report card even if your test result is 90%, if the class average is high.
- In the case of 'absolute evaluation', many students might get 'A's in one class, but only a few in another class.
- What is the situation in your country?
- And what are the terms (words) for those?
- Very interesting question and a quite peculiar method to rate pupils!
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ItasanIn schools, we often hear 'relative evaluation' and 'absolute evaluation'.In the case of 'relative evaluation', you might get 'B' in your report card even if your test result is 90%, if the class average is high. In the case of 'absolute evaluation', many students might get 'A's in one class, but only a few in another class. What is the situation in your country? An
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In the U.S., we use the word "curve" to describe relative grading.
If the best three students in the class only got 75%, then if the class is graded on a curve, even a 68% might get an A. (To the point of whether the teachers taught effectively.)
If one student gets 99% but no one else comes near that, you say that student "blew the curve."
If the best three students in the class only got 75%, then if the class is graded on a curve, even a 68% might get an A. (To the point of whether the teachers taught effectively.)
If one student gets 99% but no one else comes near that, you say that student "blew the curve."
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The same system goes in Turkey ,as well. The students are evaluated according to relatives and average of rates.However this system is only in universities. In high and primary schools there is only absolute grading.Nevertheless the teacher has an influential effect on grades in high and primary schools.They can augment or reduce the eventual grades considering the performance of class.
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In South Korea, We have relative evaluation system not only in Universities but also in middle schools and high schools. i
In high school,the grades directly related to go to univ. So there are many layers there. There are 9 grades.
The top is 1 ranging from 0% to 4% (upper)
2 ranging from 4% to 11%....
And that makes students to study for the test and
In high school,the grades directly related to go to univ. So there are many layers there. There are 9 grades.
The top is 1 ranging from 0% to 4% (upper)
2 ranging from 4% to 11%....
And that makes students to study for the test and
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