Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
insuficiente/deficiente
English translation:
unsatisfactory / deficient
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morellaC
Sep 5, 2008 14:52
15 yrs ago
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insuficiente/deficiente
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grading system
I have a transcript from a colombian high school, that includes in the marks column: deficiente, insuficiente, acceptable, bueno, excelente, sobresaliente. I am not sure which is the worst: deficiente or isuficiente? also, what would be their correspondent in the North American educational system?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | unsatisfactory / deficient |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 +2 | D/F |
teju
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| 4 | unsatisfactory/failing |
Peter Whitmore (X)
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| 4 | (found this) |
ormiston
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Proposed translations
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Henry Hinds
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unsatisfactory / deficient
deficiente, insuficiente, aceptable, bueno, excelente, sobresaliente = deficient, unsatisfactory, acceptable, good, excellent, outstanding
However, in USA at least, there are only 5: A, B, C, D & F:
Excellent, good, fair, poor and failing.
It would appear that both "deficiente" and "insuficiente" would have to be failing because neither one reaches "aceptable".
However, in USA at least, there are only 5: A, B, C, D & F:
Excellent, good, fair, poor and failing.
It would appear that both "deficiente" and "insuficiente" would have to be failing because neither one reaches "aceptable".
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Comment: "Thank you for a clear and concise answer. "
4 mins
unsatisfactory/failing
It looks like they are ordered from lowest to highest.
Deficiente = Failing
Insuficiente = Unsatisfactory (less severe)
Deficiente = Failing
Insuficiente = Unsatisfactory (less severe)
Note from asker:
| truth is, I put them in that order, but I got the idea. Thanks! |
+2
3 mins
D/F
Sobresaliente - A+
Excelente - A-
Bueno - B
Aceptable - C
Insuficiente - D
Deficiente - F
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-09-05 15:24:13 GMT)
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I gave you letter grades because you said this was for the US, this is what's commonly used here. Normally, each grade can have a + or a - according to each school's standards, so we really have 5 levels, not 6. If you need to translate it a different way, then what you propose would work well. Deficiente is failed, and insuficiente would be unsatisfactory.
Excelente - A-
Bueno - B
Aceptable - C
Insuficiente - D
Deficiente - F
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-09-05 15:24:13 GMT)
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I gave you letter grades because you said this was for the US, this is what's commonly used here. Normally, each grade can have a + or a - according to each school's standards, so we really have 5 levels, not 6. If you need to translate it a different way, then what you propose would work well. Deficiente is failed, and insuficiente would be unsatisfactory.
Note from asker:
| I actually need to put the letters in words. would you say insuficient is "poor" and deficiente is "failed"? |
| Thank you for your help. I actually mentioned North America - Canada is also there. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Peter Whitmore (X)
: I agree with your estimation too!
1 min
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Thank you Peter - teju :)
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| agree |
Egmont
1 hr
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Gracias - teju :)
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1 hr
(found this)
Percent Letter Grade equivalent Descriptors
90-100% A+ A superior / outstanding performance.
80-89% A A very good / excellent performance.
70-79% B A good / above average performance.
60-69% C A generally satisfactory, intellectually adequate performance.
50-59% D A barely satisfactory performance.
0-49% F Failure. An unacceptable performance.
Inthe good old days in the UK there was 'very good, good, fair, poor and fail' !
90-100% A+ A superior / outstanding performance.
80-89% A A very good / excellent performance.
70-79% B A good / above average performance.
60-69% C A generally satisfactory, intellectually adequate performance.
50-59% D A barely satisfactory performance.
0-49% F Failure. An unacceptable performance.
Inthe good old days in the UK there was 'very good, good, fair, poor and fail' !
Note from asker:
| Thank you. |
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