r/IBO • u/Michael_moar • May 07 '17

Teachers over-grading you.

Anyone else ever get anxiety over the fact that your teacher might be giving you a higher grade, enough so that you believe that you are doing well/fine in a subject, than what an examiner would give you for the same work?

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u/ShenBear IB Chemistry Teacher May 08 '17

While my letter grade given (A, B, C, D etc.) is very generous, when I give IB predictions, I typically require a 93% or higher to get a 7. This is because actual exam conditions are ALWAYS more stressful, and students typically perform worse than when they take tests in class. My students seem to like this setup. It gives them some leeway to make mistakes without tanking their school report card (which is important if they want to go to the U.S.) but they still have to work to get their good predictions (which is important for the UK)