School evaluation systems: pros and cons

We are used to the fact that in our schools grades from the centuries were exhibited on a 5-point system. It's good or bad - it's hard to say. However, recently in many Russian educational institutions other coordinate systems have been practiced, and each has its own pluses and minuses. Let's look at what assessment systems your child may face, and what positive and negative sides they have. Suns, stars, bunnies
Pros . Do not have a negative, harmful to the study of psychological pressure, like real (in points) assessment. Children are gradually getting used to the fact that from now on everything that they do is taken into account and evaluated.

Cons . Very quickly, they begin to be perceived as analogues of conventional digital evaluations. But since they are more of an incentive nature, they do not allow to really assess the level of knowledge and progress of the student.

5-point system
Pros . It is traditional, familiar, understandable to both parents and students, besides, good grades increase the student's self-esteem.

Cons . Not very accurately evaluates the result (from here the triples with the plus and the fours with the minus). It does not allow to note progress, than reduces motivation to study (if made 30 mistakes, and then improved the result in 2 times, still the mark is "2"). Bad assessments can put a stigma and cause psychological trauma for life. Often, the evaluation is determined not only by knowledge, but also by behavior, diligence, then not the student, but the person, the person is evaluated.

10-, 12-point system
Pros . Bale finer gradation allows you to more clearly determine the level of knowledge. Psychologically more comfortable: the "six" sounds reassuringly than the "troika".

Cons . Does not solve the basic psychological and educational problems of the traditional system. Children do not learn better, and parents are confused in incomprehensible points.

100-point system
Pros . There is no conflict with the USE, also estimated on a 100-point scale. Allows you to understand how much is not enough for an ideal and visually see the progress, if you study better.

Cons . It can give rise to a sense of injustice when evaluating creative tasks. Like other evaluation systems, it's not that all students perform tasks just fine and excellent, which, of course, is basically unrealistic.

The system with the award of seats (ratings)
Pros . Thanks to the competitive spirit gives a powerful incentive to get a good education. It is relative in nature (in this month the first one is a student, in the next number one it can become another). Rising on the steps of the rating, the child increases his self-esteem. With the help of the rating system, you can easily determine the result, identify and encourage even a small progress of the student.

Cons . Creates a serious competition among schoolchildren, does not encourage students to communicate and interact, does not form a team work skill. It becomes simply not profitable for students to cooperate. Constantly in the team there are obvious outsiders.

Criterial system (for each completed task or job the student is exposed simultaneously several different points on different criteria)
Pros . A foreign language, for example, can be evaluated according to seven criteria, mathematics - by four. Thus, it is clearly revealed in which areas success is achieved, and where there are gaps. The system does not form perfectionism, as well as complexes ("I'm bad, stupid, weak").

Cons . With such a system, the emotional component is lost. Criterial system does not give a sense of "I'm an excellent student." Because the more it is differentiated, the more difficult it is to obtain upper and lower bounds for all criteria. And emotions, not only positive, but also negative, are a strong stimulus for learning.

Credit / non-set-off (satisfactory / unsatisfactory)
Pros . Do not create unnecessary competition between students, focuses the guys on getting the result.

Cons . A very fine line between positive and negative evaluation. There is no motivation for self-improvement (learn, do better, better). Such an approach can be transferred to other spheres of life, which leads to a decrease in its quality.

The marks are not displayed at all
Pros . Creates psychological comfort. It allows you to realize: you need to pursue not for assessments, but for knowledge, and concentrate on learning. Without experiencing an appraising neurosis, some children begin to learn much better. Do not write off, fool around for fear of getting a bad mark, lie to your parents and hide a diary if you get an unsatisfactory mark.

Cons . For many students, there is less incentive to learn well. It is difficult for them and their parents to evaluate objectively how the material is learned.

And how are valuations presented abroad?
The marks were and are in schools all over the world, and since ancient times they have not changed much. For example, children in ancient Egypt were given one stick for a mediocre answer and two for a good one. Then the sticks were simply drawn on a student's parchment. This is how it is now. What is the assessment system in other countries today? Maybe we have something to learn from them?

Germany . 6-point scale. In the German system, 1 point is the best score, and 6 is the worst.

France . 20-point system. It should be noted that, with a few exceptions, over 17-18 points the students of France are not put. The French have even a corresponding saying: a mark of 20 points can be earned only by the Lord himself, and 19 - is due to the teacher. So French horoshistam have to be satisfied only 11-15 points.

Italy . 30-point system. The most differentiated scale among European countries. The best students in the notebooks are solid "thirty".

Great Britain . The verbal system. In some English schools, instead of a digital mark in the student's notebook or diary, you can see a recording of the type "in the lesson answered basically without errors," "homework done medium," "the test paper is written generally well."

USA . Alphabetic system (AF). American schoolchildren receive a "quality index" from A to F. The mark "A" is displayed if the student has correctly performed more than 90% of the assignment, in part, it corresponds to the usual "5" points.

Japan . 100-point scale. Surprisingly, in Japan there are often situations when a mark is set for more than one specific student for a completed task or a solved example, and the whole class at once - one collective assessment.