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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS elementary grades are not based on percentages. Even when we were on an O,G,S, N scale the grades were not percentage based.[/quote]

I agree the grades are not based on percentages. However, it's hard to understand how a child that receives 100% on the test of the subject matter doesn't get a 4. If its about mastery, isn't getting every question on the test correct mastery?[/quote]

Most likely more than just the one assessment was used in figuring the grade. If the student wasn't consistent for all indicators assessed under a particular standard, or if the student required assistance on the assessment or remediation, those could be reasons why the grade(s) wasn't a 4. [/quote]

As a parent, I don't really get caught up in whether the grade is a 3 or a 4.  Especially in elementary school, I don't think it matters in the long run.  However, if the schools are doing other assessments, then shouldn't we as parents know about them?  I always feel like its the Wizard of Oz and the teachers don't want the parents to pull the curtain back and see what it going on.  We only see the work and tests that come home.  If those all show "mastery," then I don't understand as a parent where else in the curriculum they are assessing.  The teacher doesn't give assistance on the test - the students are given a test and they complete it.  If the students are not getting 4s because they didn't understand the topic while they were being taught, then I'm not sure what would be the point of teaching.  Shouldn't the student not know the subject before it's taught?  They should learn the material then be assessed after the teacher teaches it.  It just makes one wonder as a parent what it is the school is looking for.  If I can't figure it out, I certainly can't be disappointed when my kid can't.  [/quote]

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