New grading scale on the way

the Top 12 will now have the option of a plus sign in the tail, when the brightest pupils in schools, colleges and higher education go to the exam.

In a joint initiative puts education minister, Tommy Ahlers (V) and the minister of education Merete Riisager (LA) up to the new 12+ is being introduced as a mark of distinction for the exceptional performance.

- We have a political desire to reward those who dare to do something extra and bring himself a little in the game, and that we believe that 12+ is a good solution.

- We would like to away from the current perfekthedskultur, where you have the here mangelskala, starting from 12, and so can you otherwise, fail your way down the scale, says Tommy Ahlers.

The new 12+ will not be as the former 13-the number a character that can be to pull the student's grade point average up.

It will count in the same way that a 12-number do today.

the FACTS: How are students judged in the day

Thursday night is published the government with a proposal that may affect pupils in schools and students in colleges and higher education.

Here put the government up to grade 12+ will be added to the current grading scale. 12+ should be an acknowledgement of the good performance.

The old grading scale from 00 to 13, was in the 2006/2007 replaced by the new scale. Here you can see how the current grading scale is:

* - 3: The poor performance. Is given for the completely unacceptable performance. With this character, you are dumped. Corresponding to 00 on the old scale.

* the 00: The inadequate performance. Is given for the insufficient performance which does not demonstrate an acceptable degree of fulfilment of the objectives. With this character, you are dumped. Similar to the 03 or 5 on the old scale.

* the 02: The sufficient performance. Is given for the sufficient performance, demonstrating the minimally acceptable degree of achievement of the subject objectives. Equivalent to 6 on the old scale.

* 4: The regular performance. Be granted for the regular performance, which demonstrates a smaller degree of fulfilment of the goal with several significant shortcomings. Similar to 7 on the old scale.

* 7: The good performance. Given for the good performance that demonstrates fulfilment of the objective with a part missing. Equivalent to 8 or 9 on the old scale.

* 10: The excellent performance. Is given for the excellent performance that demonstrates substantial achievement of the objectives with only minor shortcomings. Corresponds to 10 on the old scale.

* 12: The excellent performance. Is given for the excellent performance which demonstrates an exhaustive fulfilment of the subject's objectives with no or only few insignificant omissions. Corresponds to 11 or 13 on the old scale.

Anyway think Merete Riisager, to students in primary and secondary education will take good care of the new measures.

- All people have the need to stretch themselves for something they are also very talented.

- A 12+ will therefore be motivating for all, for it is always inspiring to see that there are some, which bursts the frame and makes it extra good. It becomes we are not dumber or worse, she says.

the Teacher or eksaminatoren in the case where a 12+, make an individual written justification for the award.

The written reasons must, under the ministers ' proposals be printed on the diploma.

Before the 12+ can become a reality, a working group, however, formulate the criteria for granting the special honors.

the Working group is not yet established, and according to Tommy Ahlers, is the new 12+ therefore, at the earliest, introduced in 2020.

the Same working group will also look at whether the leap, which today is in the grading scale, are too big - especially in the middle of the scale.

Ahlers, therefore, will have the working group to consider whether the current 7-figures can be replaced by a 6-figures and 8-figures.