Check University of Ghana New Grading System Here

Check University of Ghana New Grading System Here

New Grading System of University of Ghana

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

DEFINITION OF GRADES AND GRADE POINTS1(for grading exams)

Letter

Marks

Grade

Interpretation

Requirements

Grade

Point

A

80 – 100

4.0

Outstanding

-­‐ Thorough knowledge /grasp of subject matter

-­‐ Original ideas and perceptive insight

-­‐ Coherently organized and logically presented

material/paper

-­‐ Ideas clearly expressed with minimal

blemishes (grammatical and typographical

errors)

-­‐ In sum, work leaves reader in no doubt about

its exceptional quality and striking sense of

completeness.

B+

75 – 79

3.5

Very Good

-­‐ Impressive knowledge of subject matter but

falls slightly short of an outstanding answer

-­‐ Coherently organized and logically presented

material/paper

-­‐ Ideas clearly expressed but with a few

blemishes (grammatical and typographical

errors)

B

70 – 74

3.0

Good

-­‐ Clearly above average knowledge/grasp of

subject matter

-­‐ Well organized and presented material/paper

-­‐ Flashes of brilliance and originality

-­‐ Tolerable level of linguistic flaws (grammatical

and typographical errors)

C+

65 – 69

2.5

Fairly Good

-­‐ Above average command of subject matter

-­‐ Fairly well organized and presented

material/paper

-­‐ Contains a tolerable level of linguistic flaws

(grammatical and typographical errors)

C

60 – 64

2.0

Average

-­‐ Average grasp of subject matter

-­‐ Average level of organization and presentation

of material/paper

-­‐ Some linguistic flaws (grammatical and

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1Source: New Grading Scheme for the Four-­‐Year Degree Structure: Ayertey committee report-­‐

2010

Letter

Marks

Grade

Interpretation

Requirements

Grade

Point

typographical errors)

D+

55 – 59

1.5

Below

-­‐ Weak command of subject matter

Average

-­‐ Weak level of organization and presentation

of material/paper

-­‐ Some linguistic flaws (grammatical and

typographical errors)

D

50 – 54

1.0

Marginal

-­‐ Very weak grasp of subject matter

-­‐

Faulty organisation and presentation of

material/paper

-­‐

Some linguistic flaws (grammatical and

typographical errors)

F

0 – 49

Fail /

-­‐ Poor knowledge/grasp of subject matter.

Unsatisfactory

-­‐ Poor organization and presentation of

material/paper

-­‐ Some linguistic flaws (grammatical and

typographical errors)

Notes:

i.Essential Differences between Grades

A and B+; B+ and B; B and C+ : the differences are at the cognitive, linguistic and organisational levels

C+ and C; C and D+; D+ and D : the differences are at the cognitive and organisational levels

ii.Allocation of Marks

Departments should determine the allocation of marks to the three components, namely content, presentation/organisation and expression as appropriate.

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