GRADING SYSTEM IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND OUR SCHOOL( GYMNÁZIUM DĚČÍN)
In the Czech Republic, all schools use a five-mark grading scale, 1 being the best and 5 the worst grade. The school year is divided into two terms and at the end of each term, on 31 January and 30 June pupils and students at primary and secondary schools get a school report card. The school report card lists all subjects and the final grades. In primary schools, the grades are usually written as numbers, in secondary schools in words.
Here is a fictional example of a Czech school report. Výborný means 1, chvalitebný 2, so Petr Novák is an excellent student �. In our school it is not common for a student to achieve all ones, because the standards are very high.
If there is a 5 on your school report at the end of the school year, you must spend your summer studying and take an exam before a panel of teachers to prove that you have caught up with the standards. This is what
students want to avoid so it happens rarely.
Generally, Czechs like to complain about things and the marking system is not an exception. The main problem is that five grades are not enough. Teachers often end up with 1-, 2- etc., which is not possible in official documents like the report card.
During each term, students are given grades for tests, oral examinations, presentations or homework. Most schools, including ours, use an electronic tool for recording grades during the term, which is great for teachers and students( parents as well). Each grade is given a value from 1 to 10. The more important the test, the greater the value. Here is an example of a teacher’ s records. On the right, you can see the average score so far. Students can check their scores any time in their computers or mobile phones. Some schools and teachers use alternative ways of grading students, such as percentages from 0 to 100. However, in the end the final grade on the school report card must be 1 to 5.
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Picture of the report from: https:// cs. wikipedia. org / wiki / Vysv % C4 % 9Bd % C4 % 8Den % C3 % AD( K. B.)