A pilot scheme to change the way students' degrees are graded will be tested by more than 20 UK universities.<\/p>\n
Grades would be divided into 13 levels of classification, ranging from A+ to F, based on average point scores. The grade point average (GPA) model is already used by US institutions, said the Higher Education Academy (HEA) group, which is running the scheme.<\/p>\n
The Higher Education Academy (HEA) which is running the project, will select 20 to 25 higher education providers in the UK to take part. Students would receive a traditional honours degree grade alongside the new mark. This new system could eventually replace the current way of classifying academic achievement.<\/p>\n
The results of this pilot project, expected to be published in fall of 2014, could possibly lead to a uniform GPA system in the UK.<\/p>\n
The new system would provide students with a more effective assessment and feedback of their work and would make it easier to compare degree grades on an international level.<\/p>\n
A student awarded a first class degree under the current system would receive either an A+, A or A- under the GPA model.<\/p>\n
The HEA has yet to identify which universities will be taking part in the study.<\/p>\n
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