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I was talking to my Russian friend, and wanted to ask how her grades came out this semester at school, but I just didn't know how! How do you say "grades" or use it in a sentence like "Did you get good grades this semester?" I looked in the dictionary, but feel just as lost as before.....
I think it's: "У тебя хорошие ОЦЕНКИ в этом семестре?"
Thanks a bunch :!: :!: :D :D
what about отметки? That works too, doesn't it?
And by the way, emkalin, when you talk to Europeans, they may sometimes be more familiar with "marks" for "grades."
It does, everyone understands it, but this word (in this meaning) is slightly obsolete.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pravit
They also have a different grading system in Europe than they do in the US, don't they? Like, here it goes A, B, C, D, and F. A = 4 points, B = 3 points, etc. How does it work in Europe.
Действительно "оценки" более распространено чем отметки. Отметки в основном говорят пожилые люди.
emka71aln If you can consider Estonia to be a european country (joining the EU only in May) we still have 1, 2,3,4,5 system at schools but A B C D E F in universities, colleges. Одной ногой в Европе, одной ногой в СССР :lol:
In England they also use letters (A-F), but I wouldn't know how that works exactly. In Holland we use a scale of 1-10 (most schools skip the 0, so the lowest mark you could get is a 1).
One of the many things wrong with British education is that there is no real consistency as far as grades/marks are concerned. It differs from school to school, university to university.Quote:
In England they also use letters (A-F), but I wouldn't know how that works exactly
As far as standardised tests in schools are concerned, assessment grades range from levels 4 - 8 at age 14, A* - F at age 16 and A - E at 18. What do we learn from this:
too many standardised tests :) .
You ain't kidding, and just to add to the confusion there's not even such a thing as a 'British education system". There's one system in England and Wales and another, completely unrelated, one in Scotland.Quote:
Originally Posted by joysof
Yeah, well, but Scotland's no England, eh? :wink:
Naw, but it is Britain, ken? :D
You get Es as grades in Russia and in England?
American system goes A B C D F
What about 'scores'? And where does Russian system go? Letters or numbers?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pravit
I think in russia it goes 1-5. 5 beingbest, of course.
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And they most likely skip E in england too.
And now nobody of teachers uses grade «1». So, in fact the lowest grade is «2». Some years ago I heard that our schools wanted to use ten-degree system. Seems this idea is forgotten by now. But my opinion is that children must not be surrounded by grades until at least 14 years old. I think it brakes eagerness to study.
I never understood why American schools skip E and go straight to F. My (American) school in Germany used E as a grade (instead of F) and everybody said that it made more sense.
I never understood why Americans use letters at all! :) Numbers are so much clearer and easier to understand. And, importantly, counting average and other statistics is so straightforward...Quote:
Originally Posted by emka71aln
Some of my teachers in the school used to mark "1" instead of "2" :) They said, it's easier to change it to "4" when you improved your knowledge ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tu-160
But in universities, there is a 4-grade scale officially, "2" to "5".
I once saw a teacher giving a student a zero, because the student knew zero about a subject. But that's just a teacher's quirk ;)
Well, once I've got 6 :) The teacher promised one grade higher to the first one to answer. I've got 5 for the answer, and +1 for being the first :) So she honestly put "6" in my дневник 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterAdmin
And at primary school we had a teacher of drawing (maybe even two :) ) who used 6s and even 7s when he thought 5 was not enough. :) But I doubt that he put them into register. I was lucky having eccentric drawing teachers. :D
Oh, and at college we had a professor who put even negative points and their absolute value was substracted from the current rating (we had a rather complicated rating system) but he didn't used it often, only when the answers were strikingly absurd from his point of view. :)
In Scotland, the school examinations are split into two areas: Standard Grade (14-16 year olds) and Higher Grade. (16 to 18) year olds. The ages are variable as they depend upon date of birth.
The Standard Grades have three levels: Credit ( 1 and 2), General (3 and 4), and Foundation (5 and 6). 7 is a fail no matter what.
A student will either take credit and general exams or general and foundation exams. Therefore a credit/general student can achieve a grade of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 7. A general/foundation student can achieve a grade of 3,4,5,6, or 7.
Those that achieve 1, 2, or 3 are encouraged to take Higher Grades; a further year of study in a subject. Those that get 4, 5, or 6, are encouraged to take small modules of study which take longer but can get them to the Higher Grade level. Others, are just politely asked to go out into the world, get a job, and don’t come back! :lol:
The possible grades for a Higher Grade examination are: A, B, C, D, and Fail. A is greater than 70%, B is greater than 60%, C is greater than 50%, and D is greater than 40%. 50% or greater is a pass. D, although awarded is still a Fail. Any score below 40% is noted as a Fail although the actual percentage is not recorded.
Depending on the university, a combination of A, B, and Cs will get a student into university as will Further Education courses offered by colleges. Of course, more As means better university.
Argh my grades are:
Standard Grades
Modern Studies(politics) 1
Spanish - 1
French - 1
German - 1
English - 2
Administration - 2
General Science - 3
S.v.S - 3
Maths - 5 :roll:
I have done 9 instead of 8 standard grades.
My highers
English - FAIL
Spanish - A
German - A
French - A :D
so I have 3 A
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so I have 3 A
What can I say? 8)
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My highers
English - FAIL
Spanish - A
German - A
French - A :D
so I have 3 A
May be it will sound crazy to you, In Israel the grades go from 55 up to 100.
Fail would be something below 55, like 50 49 35 25.
55 means Pass.
the high grades start from about 80. 70 to 79 mean Good
The magic number in the US is 70. 69 or below get you a big fat F, and a savage beating by the Evil Tooth Fairy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Remyisme
Well, yes but I will go to Glasgow University to study Russian language, Spanish Language so, english will not be so necessary. My only only problemn will be essay writing in english but hey, I can do it quite well :D . I think the reason for failing english is that I didn't enjoy it at school and prefered to focus on Spanish, French and German. Example, I have an essay as homework for the english class. That is all. I start to do it but then I hear the word 'Spain' on the T/V and I decide to study spanish for 10minutes THEN I should restart english essay but no! I just keep on doing spanish xexe :?
LOL. I have the same problem except replace "Spain" with "video games," "food," "golf," and about 40 other things... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by ivanushki