**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Yes, not to mention that fact that they lose a lot of points even in the unseens for grammar mistakes and two points for each question with spelling mistakes -- that can really add up. Bari On Apr 6, 2005 6:09 PM, sara g <sarag@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > **** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** > > I just want to comment on one point here - F and G both have 40% writing. So > the only thing the pupils could have checked is the unseen. They have no way > of knowing how good their writing was. (And I have often found wrong answers > in the newspapers and the internet sites.) > sara g > sara g in israel > sarag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > sarag@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jif mak" <batop@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 5:46 PM > Subject: [etni] gap between the tsiun shnati and the bagrut exam > > **** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** > > I wonder if you could please help me understand the following: > > I teach the 5 pts students. My students did well on modules F and G both in > the mivhan shnati and on the bagrut. For some unknown reason their grades > where very poor when the bagrut results were published. They insist that > they did very well on the bagrut; I also believe so. They checked up their > answers on the net and newspapers. Most of them got a grade higher than 90 > in their magen. My question here: do the markers intend to give lower grades > purposefully or do they try to prove that they are good markers by giving > low marks. > As a result the magen was canceled and the students got lower averages that > we all expected; averages that by all means do not show their real high > level in English. > Did any other teachers encounter this problem? why is there a tendency to > give low grades by markers? > My final question: If a student takes modules c,d and e (4 pts) and then > takes modules f and g, how will his grade be calculated. > > I really thank you deeply for taking the time to help me in my confusion > here and i am looking forward to your answers. > > respectfully, > the confused teacher. > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > > ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### > ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx ##### > > ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### > ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx ##### > ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####