[etni] [FWD: Re: low grades in the translation bagrut exam]]
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Subject: Re: [etni] [FWD: low grades in the translation bagrut exam]
From: "motti" <motti46@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi Deborah and other translation teachers,
From the many responses I got (in private ) regarding this year's
bagrut
exam in translation it seems something went wrong!
Many teachers are struggling to keep their translation classes,
despite the
budget cuts which principals use as an excuse to do away with this
subject.
Now, that students are getting such low grades (which could lower their
overall bagrut average- we are talking here about very good and
ambitious
students who care about these grades) I will not be surprised if more
and
more schools will "drop out".
I wrote an e mail to Judy about it, but she didn't even bother to
answer.
Maybe we should organize and do something about it?
Mordechai Mendelkern
Deborah wrote:
> > I remember a while back someone wrote in surprised at the low grades
> > his students had received this year in their Bagrut translation
> > examination. At the time I had no idea what grades my students had
> > received so I didn't respond. I had thought the test a very good one
> > and they had all felt that they had managed it well. HOWEVER, today I
> > was at school and I saw some of my students grades and I was
> > shocked.The grades were all below 80. In the past I have had almost no
> > grades below 80 in this class. I am not considered an easy grader and
> > was twice admonished by the ministry (in the old days when we used to
> > grade the tests ourselves) that my grading was a bit harsh. Last year
> > the grades I gave them were all within a few points of their test grade
> > and the average was in the upper 80's. This year's class was not
> > significantly better or worse than any of the past classes I have
> > taught
> > I would like someone who is in charge of the translation grading to
> > respond to this sudden downturn in grades. I would also be interested
> > in hearing from other teachers of translation regarding the grades
> > their students received this year.
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