Talk:Standard Grade

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A couple of suggestions

These are just some things I noticed when I saw this page. First of all, a grade 7 (to my understanding) is a fail, not just an 'effective' fail. Secondly, the equivalence of Intermediate qualifications to Standard Grades is at least partially dependent on the subject. In some subjects an Intermediate 1 (for example) is really closer to a Foundation Level Standard Grade. One example of this is Physics, where one can no longer achieve a Foundation Standard Grade since the mark for Foundation Level would fall into the fail category. Therefore, the Intermediate 1 has ended up a replacement for Foundation SG and so is not really equivalent to General Level. Thirdly, it might be an idea to alter the idea of 'many' people believing the jump from SG to Higher is too great. I have yet to meet anyone who does not hold this opinion but, I have no sources or real evidence to prove this. If anyone does have any evidence it would be welcomed. Hydraton31 11:10, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

In response to the grade 7 - grade 8 is the outright fail; grade 7 is closer to recieving the "participant" award at sports day. Whilst most people perceive it as a fail, technically it isn't. Crimson Shadow 23:02, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No, Hydraton's right, perhaps *note "perhaps* in theory you can get an 8 but in practice it doesn't happen. That kind of distinction only happens in Higher and Advanced Higher. Finally, a 7 IS a fail, not a slightly better "participant", but fail. You get this if you fail the Credit or General exams, even by one point, and if you get this in Foundation you don't know the subject at all.

There is a "no mark awarded", but that only happens if you don't attend the exam and the prelim or perform any required coursework.

Wootcannon (talk) 00:55, 14 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On the grading subject, I was told that 1-2 was Credit, 3-4 was General, 5-6 Foundation, a 7 was for taking the test but failing, a 8 was for not completing the course work and a 9 was if you meant to take the exam but didn't. I sure that's right since many of my teachers have told me that. Elise201 (talk) 20:44, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]