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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 9th grader at a "W" school is panicking while preparing. She has a strong A average in her honors biology class but only got a 69 on the MISA practice test.

Some of what is on the test is physics -- material they haven't even learned (perhaps because she is taking bio this year!).

How can they make the score on this test count for 20 percent of the second semester grade in the course. It seems really unfair. She's done "A" work in class all year and may see her average dragged down to a "B" or even a "C" if she has a bad day on a test that the teacher has ill-prepared them for.[/quote]

According to this link that a PP posted, if your kid has solid A's in both the 3rd and 4th quarter, the worst they can get as a final grade for the semester is a B.  Yes, it's still stressful and frustrating to deal with this test and its impact, but at least you know she can't get a C.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CyVo3XgTAE0-Ku9D5EtFqozQ1NfqfaGS9yxOb2Ia-no/edit#gid=0[/quote]

With this chart, does the Q4 grade include or exclude the exam grade? [/quote]

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