Why should class rank be included in high school transcripts? Why should it even matter? Class rank is where you stand academically compared to your class. It is based on the average of all your classes combined. It tells you where you stand in the class, whether it is the highest or the lowest. This has been a big debate for the last couple of months. Between the parents and the School Committee, it came to a conclusion that class rank is going to be included in student transcripts. I think transcripts should be a reflection of just that one student instead of comparing him/her to the rest of the class. A student’s transcripts should be based on their skills and not be compared to another’s. Transcripts having class rank can cause misjudgment …show more content…
The classes are small which means class rank is not an accurate reflection of ability. There is a big difference between being ranked 3 out of 500 then being ranked 3 out of 3. Being ranked 3 out of 500, you made the top 0.6% while being ranked 3 out of 3, you are ranked last. Your GPA could be .0000001 away from a 4.0 but your rank says you are the lowest rank in your class. Natalie, the student assistant for the University of Hawaii- Hilo’s Admission office, said UH Hilo’s requirements do not include class rank. They require an applicant’s grade-point average and request the SAT or ACT scores. In my opinion, I think UH Hilo not requiring class rank helps lower inaccuracy and misjudgment. Also, being first in rank doesn’t really reflect your academic ability. Hence, transcripts should not include class …show more content…
Mr. Bowers, the Kwajalein Jr./Sr. High school counselor, states, “Someone has to be the first rank and someone has to be last in rank.” There is no choice or say in this. Again, you could have the same GPA as the student above you, but his/her higher classes decide their rank is higher than yours. Also, Mr. Bowers pointed out that transfer students bring classes that the Kwajalein Jr./Sr. High School doesn’t offer. This influences their rank in the class because they have more scores than the students that have been going to school here. It causes their rank to be higher than other students. Thus, I think class rank should not be included on
The article written by Michael Thomsen addresses the issue: should we as a society continue using a standardized grading system. Thomsen includes many reasons supporting his ultimate conclusion that we should not continue with any system of standardized grades. However, the reasons he uses to support his conclusion are affected by significant ambiguity which weakens the overall argument.
For one thing, weighting grades gives students and colleges the ability to examine a more accurate comparison of students from various schools with varying course schedule difficulties (Clinedinst). The thing is, these benefits mainly aid the gifted, college bound students in that it makes them stand out. This brings the opposition of weighted GPAs to argue that the actual weighting does not provide an equal playing field. J. Bravin argues in his book, The Executive Educator, that “The traditional reporting method, assigning grades of A, B, C, D, and F to student work, discourages college-bound students from electing to take classes that require rigorous effort… and leads to an inconsistent standard” (40). Since weighted GPAs lead to inequalities, educators around the country have protested traditional reporting methods, saying things similar to, “The only ones being penalized by not having weighted grades are our students” (Cognard
I think that school athletes should have to be on the honor roll just to play sports
The first requirement for consideration is an overall outstanding grade point average and the ability to maintain or improve upon that grade throughout my high school career. I believe I have done more than express my deep desire to achieve beyond that of my peers in and out of the classroom, and continue to do so to this day. When first appearing in the Wapato School system in the 7th grade, I had immense trouble maintaining any good grades. Now, I don’t blame this on anybody but myself, as I was never told throughout my childhood leading up to then that I should pay attention to my schoolwork. I know this may seem hard to believe, but I was simply considered more
Grades also cause a seen diversity among the students. That would be the half that get great grades, and the other half with lower grades. At a young age children can realize which section the fall into. Some students that fall into the lower half may push themselves to do better, but others will not. They see no point when they think they cannot be the higher half. The odds are not in those kids favor, and they know
In the regular grading scale, grades do vary widely because of these four factors: a teacher's conception of achievement, a teacher's sense of equity and rigor a student's effort. The student's knowledge is based on the graded assignments that the student has completed. Getting rid of these standardized testings removes the insecurities that student's have due to low score and many more factors. Abolishing this test can lead to recognition of our grading differences and create a common conception of achievement on our own based on what we need to work on
The educational system must keep a certain number of children in schools at all costs. Sometimes the system is not concerned with the performance of the students as long as they are in school. If teachers graded the way they should, the failure rates would be much higher than they are today.
However, the grade scale convey to students that grades have consequences, open doors to opportunity, and alleviates perturbation. As a result, colleges’ academic progress will promote a higher graduation status. Overall, students are able to receive and apply for a variety of scholarships by their multiple levels of achievement. Only grade scale can produce success.
One of the issues, which Boyer points out , is that teachers and students have different expectations from college education. She says that the teachers are mainly concerned about students’ comprehension of the material, their attendance and attention while students’ hopes are to get good grades and to be well prepared for exams. It seems that the system of grading pushes students to not care too much about what is being taught from an understanding perspective, but only promotes more concern about grades instead. Some students don't really pay attention unless the instructor mentions an exam or something that will be graded. Furthermore, be...
There are many issues one might face when about to take a test, some students may "have something major interfering with their ability to focus, may miss or not perform well" (Baxter,Mella). No test score can show what that kid has been through, over come, or is going through at the time of the test. There is also no way to show how many hours each student studied. Just because a student does not perform well on one test, should not foreshadow their future.
The public high schools began a grading system as a way of telling an individual how they were performing. There was no interest by the public in reporting the school’s progress at teaching. Teachers, in an effort to recognize outstanding performers, looked for a way of rewarding hard-working students for their efforts The grading structure changed from superior and excellent to A’s and B’s. This placed much of the burden of recognizing academic talent on the high schools.
Before we move our attention directly to the problems of marking system, let us take a short look at the history of early American colleges and universities. It is interesting to note that in the earliest days of Harvard, students were not sorted by alphabets or grades, but by the social status of their families. Moreover, it is quite clear that there was a sort of assessment used for student works until the grading system was invented. It was at Yale, Harvard and Mount Holyoke that the widely used three types of grading system - 4 scale, 100 percentage and letters – were invente...
As a student you are evaluated everyday, but have you ever desired to be the one doing the grading? This is a thought provoking idea. Teachers grade students on almost everything these days; including participation and behavior. So wouldn’t it be nice to return the favor? Although it may sound like a great idea, it could also be a very bad one. If students were able to grade their teachers it could provide proper and thorough evaluation; help teachers to improve on what they may be lacking, and help parents understand what is going on in the classroom; but at the same time it could prove to be harmful to the student and a good teacher’s career if not implemented correctly. This is why it’s important to recognize the possible positive impacts, the negative impacts, and the current programs that are in place, and their impacts.
One change institutions should make to the grading system is to eliminate all factors that have noting to do with learning outcomes from affecting the students’ grade. According to the article, “Assessment of Learning Outcomes: What’s the difference?” written by Carnegie Mellon University, grades are often based on more than learning outcomes. Instructors usually include factors unrelated to learning outcomes such as attendance to class, participation, improvement and in some cases, grades are boosted a bit due to how hard the student is working.” These factors are
One of the reasons that grading systems should be required is to ensure that each student has retained the information that is being taught. Diane Ravitch agrees with this statement in her essay “In Defense of Testing.” Ravitch says, “They [test] protect us…from inept drivers, hazardous products and shoddy professionals.” (139). Ravitch is saying that test as a form of grading help to ensure that each person is knowledgeable in the field that they are in and give people a sense of security when they must put their trust in such professionals. There are many basic classes that are required for each major depending on the university that one attends. It is essential that the information obtained during these courses is kept in case a need arises for it in a future career. If the grading system is taken ...