OWL EXAM CACULATIONS

[John]

No: HPFGUIDX 97798

bboy_mn wrote:
First let's put the wizards grades into a format that most U.S.
citizens are familiar with

A = O = Outstanding
B = E = Exceeds Expectations
C = A = Acceptable
D = P = Poor
F = T = Troll or Terrible

In my day (he said croakily) we didn't use a curve, grades were
stickly by percentage and with little mercy. To the best of my
recollection-

A = 100% to 94% (pass)
B = 93% to 87% (pass)
C = 86% to 80% (pass)
D = 79% to 75% (just barely pass)
F = below 75% (fail)

Very few kids today could wtihstand a grading system like that.



John:

I agree about the percentage. However, I feel the pass rates are not as
steep as said.

When I sat GCSEs at 16 (4 years ago) I was told while doing mock papers,
"You need at least 50 % to pass with a C grade."

The percentage system below is what I use now at university and seems to fit
what I was told in school.

A =  70 % to 100 %

B =  60 % to 69 %

C =  50 % to 59 %

D =  40 % to 49 %

Just for the record, I passed every GSCE I took. This included French, when
considering the amount of effort I put in, was quite an accomplishment. Most
people, in my experience, who sat exams at sixteen, usually pass at least
with a low grade. This is good news I feel for our Hogwart friends.

(This is coming from someone who in the next two weeks has to sit their
second year university exams, but find this a lot more exciting than account
procedure for foreign currencies.)

John..