よくできる, できる, もう少し
English translation: Excellent, Good, Unsatisfactory
| 09:29 Jan 7, 2020 |
| Japanese to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Reiko Ando United States | ||||
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| 3 | Excellent, Good, Unsatisfactory |
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| 3 | Excellent, good, underachieved |
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9 hrs confidence: 
Excellent, Good, Unsatisfactory Explanation: Perhaps the standard grading system would be A, B, C, D, and F (with + or - for each; e.g., A+, A, A-, B+, etc.) in the US (and probably also in the UK), so "A, B, C (or D)" may be closer to "よくできる, できる, もう少し." Although it is not very common, I thought "excellent, good, unsatisfactory" would be clearer for the translation purpose, especially when there are only three grades and no additional grades that correspond to the rest (D and F). "(there is) room for improvement" or "below average" may better explain "もう少し" if a longer phrase is allowed. Academic grading in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the_United... Academic grading in the United Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_the_United... Grading System in the United Kingdom https://www.scholaro.com/pro/Countries/united-kingdom/Gradin... |
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13 hrs confidence:
Excellent, good, underachieved Explanation: もう少し may be translated as "underachieved" as the pupil has not achieved the target level. They purposely don't say "fail" lest pupils get discouraged. |
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