{"id":14738,"date":"2018-05-12T21:56:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T20:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/?p=6179"},"modified":"2024-02-15T12:13:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T11:13:37","slug":"grading-and-assessment-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2018\/05\/12\/grading-and-assessment-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading system in the UK vs Nigeria: an easy adjustment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5877\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5877\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5877\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2024\/02\/Sijuade-Yusuf-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sijuade Yusuf (Nigeria)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My name is Sijuade Yusuf from Nigeria, studying MA Media and Communication at Bournemouth University. I would say that the grading systems in Nigeria and the United Kingdom are very similar. This similarity in the grading system has been of tremendous benefit to me, as I have not had to experience any shock of adjustment or panic of inadequacy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking with undergraduates in Bournemouth University, I realized that the classification of grade for both United Kingdom and Nigeria is the same: First Class (70% and above), Upper Second Class (60% &#8211; 69%), Lower Second Class (50% &#8211; 59%), Third Class or Pass (40% &#8211; 49%). Less than 40% is a fail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Postgraduate<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Master\u2019s students, the UK grading system is also similar to the Nigerian grading system: \u00a0Distinction (70% and above), Merit (60% &#8211; 69%) and Credit (50% &#8211; 59%). Less than 50% is a fail. These are made known in several BU\u2019s communications to aid preparation and help students manage their expectations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assessment<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assessment may be a little different. In Bournemouth University I am being assessed largely on my essay writing skills, whereas Nigerian universities \u00a0may infuse written theory-based examinations and graded field work. However, I personally find the method here better, as it strengthens my communication skills and offers me an opportunity to develop myself in areas I haven\u2019t worked on before.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian\u2019s intending to come into higher education in the UK will easily adjust into the grading system. The assessment may be different, however, it is not a strange format. It may just need some getting used to, as a huge percentage of you grade will depend on your writing skills. What I will say, though, is keep an open mind and be determined to enjoy your stay.<\/p>\n<p>By Sijuade Yusuf, Nigeria, MA Media and Communication, 2017\/18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Sijuade Yusuf from Nigeria, studying MA Media and Communication at Bournemouth University. I would say that the grading systems in Nigeria and the United Kingdom are very similar. This similarity in the grading system has been of tremendous benefit to me, as I have not had to experience any shock of adjustment&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2018\/05\/12\/grading-and-assessment-3\/\">Read more &raquo;<span class=\"sr-only\"> about Grading system in the UK vs Nigeria: an easy adjustment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1658,336],"tags":[1916,2032,2125,2249],"class_list":["post-14738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-archive","category-blogs-archive","tag-grading-and-assessment","tag-ma-media-and-communication","tag-nigeria","tag-sijuade-yusuf"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14738"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25786,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14738\/revisions\/25786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}