Cnesco - Student grading

How are students evaluated abroad? Do some countries don’t use a grading system? Do Teachers have to standardize their grading with their colleagues? Can other countries classify their students? How are foreign families informed of their children evolution? Is there a French exception in terms of academic grading?
Upon the organization of the National Conference on student grading (December 2014) by the Ministry for National Education, Higher Education and Research, Cnesco was asked to write a report on the International Comparisons of Academic Grading Systems.
This is a first ever work since no international comparison on grading systems on such a broad geographical area had ever been conducted before.
In addition to the legal analysis, the report concentrates on teacher’s grading practices in classes and schools, based on international studies such as PISA, PIRLS and TALIS. More...