{"id":23748,"date":"2022-08-06T14:59:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T14:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/changes-in-grading-system-as-govt-sets-new-examination-guidelines"},"modified":"2022-08-06T15:08:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T15:08:46","slug":"changes-in-grading-system-as-govt-sets-new-examination-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/culture-and-art\/changes-in-grading-system-as-govt-sets-new-examination-guidelines","title":{"rendered":"Changes in grading system as govt sets new examination guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The new ministerial instructions governing national examinations have changed some features regarding the grading system.<\/p>\n

For instance, Grade value \u201c1\u201d is no longer the highest. The highest is now grade value \u201c6\u201d, the lowest being grade value \u201c0\u201d which wasn\u2019t there before.<\/p>\n

According to Article 30 of the ministerial instructions, the grading of core subjects now consists of a seven (7) point scale expressed in both numerical and alphabetical grades reflecting the candidate\u2019s level of achievement in each subject.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Education through the National Examinations and Schools Inspection Authority (NESA) set the instructions in the framework for administering and managing national examinations in schools of general and professional education and technical and vocational training.<\/p>\n

The instructions were signed on July 26 and have started being implemented, according to Camille Kanamugire, Acting Head of Basic Education and TVET Examination Department at NESA.<\/p>\n

The standards-based grading boundaries of national examinations core subjects are now the following: from 70 to 100 per cent is described as \u201cExcellent\u201d with a letter grade \u201cA\u201d and Grade Value \u201c6\u201d. From 65 to 69 per cent is described as \u201cVery Good\u201d with a letter grade \u201cB\u201d and Grade Value \u201c5\u201d. From 60 to 64 per cent is described as \u201cGood\u201d with a letter grade \u201cC\u201d and Grade Value \u201c4\u201d.<\/p>\n

From 50 to 59 per cent is described as \u201cSatisfactory\u201d with a letter grade \u201cD\u201d and Grade Value \u201c3\u201d, From 40 to 49 per cent is described as \u201cAdequate\u201d with a letter grade \u201cE\u201d and Grade Value \u201c2\u201d. From 20 to 39 per cent is described as \u201cfair\u201d with a letter grade \u201cS\u201d and Grade Value \u201c1\u201d and from 0 to 19 per cent is described as \u201cFail\u201d with a letter grade \u201cF\u201d and Grade Value \u201c0\u201d.<\/p>\n

For subsidiary subjects: from 40 to 100 per cent is described as \u201cFair\u201d with a letter grade \u201cS\u201d and Grade value \u201c1\u201d and from 0 to 39 per cent is described as \u201cFail\u201d with a letter grade \u201cF\u201d and Grade Value \u201c0\u201d.<\/p>\n

For TVET and Professional education, Integrated Assessments, Teaching Practicum, Accounting practice and clinical attachment and practice are graded by \u201cA\u201d ranging from 70 marks to 100 marks and \u201cF\u201d ranging from 0 to 69 marks. The letter grade \u201cA\u201d has a grade value of \u201c6\u201d and the letter grade \u201cF\u201d has a grade value of \u201c0\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to Kanamugire, the new grading system was set to easily be understood by any person.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was hard for some people to understand that a student with aggregate \u201c5\u201d is the first and the one with \u201c20\u201d has failed in the primary leaving examination,\u201d he said. \u201cWith the new grading system, the highest score in a subject is 6 instead of 1 and the best aggregate is 30 instead of 5.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tackling Advanced Level, he said the highest aggregate is now 60 whether for general education, TVET or TTC while it used to be 73, 60 and 100, respectively.<\/p>\n

For Ordinary Level, he said, \u201cwe only counted eight subjects that a candidate scored well and eliminate one with the lowest grade value, but with the new instructions, we will count all nine subjects because we found out that they are all compulsory. The best candidate will score an aggregate of 54 instead of 8.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marking is underway<\/b><\/p>\n

According to Kanamugire, the marking activity for primary leaving examinations started on July 26 and will run until August 27.<\/p>\n

For Ordinary Level, TVET, General Education and TTC, the marking will happen between August 10 and September 11.<\/p>\n

Kanamugire said that a system named School Data Management System (SDMS) is expected to ease the marking process as well as analysis and publication of the results.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. The new ministerial instructions governing national examinations have changed some features regarding the grading system. For instance, Grade value \u201c1\u201d is no longer the highest. The highest is now grade value \u201c6\u201d, the lowest being grade value \u201c0\u201d which wasn\u2019t there before. 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