by hiding their real strengths from them.(reverse of what they say) Rate this rubbish 0 out of ABCDEF Extract from "The Australian"
NUMERICAL marks are effectively banned in Queensland, with the state's curriculum authority saying they "disguise the strengths and weaknesses" of a student's work and foster a false sense of objectivity and precision.
Instead, teachers must assign a letter grade from A to E based on "a global retrospective review" of a student's performance.
The grade is judged against standards set out in the syllabus and the "pattern of evidence" of a student's achievement, rather than a tally of grades or marks.
The Queensland Studies Authority says marks encourage "a quantitative notion of grading" that may not reflect quality or have any reference to the syllabus standards, and that it encourages comparisons between students.
