Measurement of grades: Many students fail despite good results

Amelie Berube is far from the only student Despite getting good results in the school year, he failed due to a change in marks. Newspaper On Wednesday there were several emails from parents decrying the same situation.

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Raphael Senegal, a fourth-grader from Montreal’s South Shore, had a 75% in science at the end of the year before taking the ministerial exam, which he failed with 46%.

His school score was “moderate” at 48%, so he failed the course, with a final score of 58%.

His father also took steps with the ministry to understand what had happened.

“It is difficult for my son to accept. He doesn’t focus for two hours once a year, and here he is forced to do summer courses,” he says.

The importance of equity in the school network Mr. Senegal understands, but he wonders why the training provided by teachers during the school year is not systematically evaluated, rather than making a purely statistical judgment in light of the results of the ministerial exams.

“I see it falling flat on the children’s playground,” he said.

Big impact

Other parents have also told us that their teen’s school grades dropped more than fifteen points following this year’s grade moderation process.

For some people the impact is very high. Véronique Lajoie’s daughter’s entry into CEGEP was compromised because she failed her French course, which she thought was on her way to success.

A parent with whom Newspaper Discussed, who declined to be identified, also lamented that specific circumstances were not taken into account during the ministry’s moderation process.

Her son’s fifth-grade French school score dropped by 18 points, while this group of students qualified for three different teachers during the school year, she points out.