Grade Reporting Systems among Canadian Universities: A Tower of Babble.

Autor/in	Taylor, Hugh
Titel	Grade Reporting Systems among Canadian Universities: A Tower of Babble.
Quelle	(1986), (15 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Records; Articulation (Education); Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Grades (Scholastic); Grading; Higher Education; Undergraduate Study; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Publication; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Akademieschrift; Publikation; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Ausland; Notenspiegel; Notengebung; Schulnote; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Grundstudium; Kanada
Abstract	The diversity of grade reporting systems at the undergraduate level was studied at 24 of Canada's largest universities. The survey included English-speaking universities in all provinces. The grade reporting systems were divided into two main groups: those that report percentage equivalents of various grades (9 universities); and those that report qualitative and/or numerical equivalents of different grades (10 universities). Five universities do not fit into either of these categories. All nine universities of the first group have different reporting systems. Similarly, none of the 10 universities of the second group uses precisely the same qualitative/numerical equivalents. It is concluded that the lack of a common reporting system decreases effective communication in the educational system. It is proposed that a Canadian University Grade Reporting System be adopted to improve processing of student transcripts and decision-making related to both scholarship awards and to undergraduate and graduate admission procedures. This system would use a letter grade scale consisting of 12 categories (i.e., the four letters A-D, along with plus and minus affixes with accompanying numerical equivalents from 1 to 12). For example, A+ would have the numerical equivalent of 12, while D- would have the equivalent of 1. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC