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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #33221 Medium grading system

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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

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It's been reported recently that some business schools have decided to make changes to students' grades by increasing them by ten percent. This means that a C grade automatically becomes a B. and a B grade automatically becomes an A - under the new grading system. And the change is retrospective, which means that it applies to all grades that have been achieved since the schools’ current grading system - er, which was introduced in 2007 - has been in place. Now, there are at least eight business schools who’ve changed their grading levels, and they decided to award their graduates higher grades so they would be more attractive in the highly competitive job market. However, changing grades like this has been criticized by the academic and business communities, because many people think the grades have been falsely exaggerated and don't reflect the true ability of the student. In fact, many employers realize when a school has made adjustments to students' grades and so there is no real benefit in doing this. Um, lifting the grades may even be damaging to the students because employers may believe that the graduates were given the high grades when they didn't deserve them.

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Business students are finding it increasingly difficult to get employment. As the standard of law courses has declined since 2007. Employers have criticized the schools for adopting unsatisfactory teaching methods. and have urged them to ensure students get higher grades. In order to improve the chances of their students obtaining jobs after they have finished their courses, some business schools are adjusting their grades. These adjustments are being made to all grades awarded since 2007 but instead of C benefiting the students it is, in some instances, having the opposite effect. Some business schools have realized that their grading system has been inaccurate since 2007 and are currently making changes to correct the errors. Students' grades are being revised, and employers have welcomed this move as it means that they will be able to employ better qualified students. Since 2007, the education of business students has been improving but this has not been reflected in the grades that they are achieving. Business schools have been under pressure from employers to ensure that the grades that students are achieving match their abilities far better than in recent years.

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Option 2: "In order to improve the chances of their students obtaining jobs after they have finished their courses, some business schools are adjusting their grades. These adjustments are being made to all grades awarded since 2007 but instead of C benefiting the students it is, in some instances, having the opposite effect."

Explanation: This option accurately summarizes the main idea of the text, which discusses how some business schools are adjusting grades to make their graduates more attractive to employers. It also reflects the retrospective nature of the changes since 2007 and acknowledges the criticism that these adjustments may not benefit students, aligning well with the text's content.

Option 1: "Business students are finding it increasingly difficult to get employment. As the standard of law courses has declined since 2007. Employers have criticized the schools for adopting unsatisfactory teaching methods. and have urged them to ensure students get higher grades."

Explanation: This option introduces unrelated information about law courses and the difficulty of employment for business students, which is not mentioned in the text. The text focuses on grade adjustments made by business schools and the criticism surrounding these changes, not on teaching methods or employment difficulties.

Option 3: "Some business schools have realized that their grading system has been inaccurate since 2007 and are currently making changes to correct the errors. Students' grades are being revised, and employers have welcomed this move as it means that they will be able to employ better qualified students."

Explanation: This option incorrectly states that employers have welcomed the changes, while the text indicates that many employers are skeptical about the adjustments and believe they do not reflect true student abilities. Additionally, it misrepresents the motivation behind the grade changes, which is to make graduates more attractive, not to correct inaccuracies.

Option 4: "Since 2007, the education of business students has been improving but this has not been reflected in the grades that they are achieving. Business schools have been under pressure from employers to ensure that the grades that students are achieving match their abilities far better than in recent years."

Explanation: This option suggests that the education of business students has improved, which is not supported by the text. The text focuses on the retrospective grade adjustments and the criticism of these changes rather than improvements in education or pressure from employers for better alignment of grades with abilities.

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