Comparing Official Marks
When the Official Mark Calculator is merging newly calculated official marks with existing official marks, they are compared to determine if and how the new mark differs from the existing mark.
The following information is used in this comparison:
| Mark Ordinal |
The Mark Ordinal is calculated to one of the following values (in order of best to worst):
Passing Non-Evaluation
Passing Evaluation
Failed Non-Evaluation
Withdrawn / Incomplete
Failed Evaluation
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| Credits Awarded | A simple comparison of Credits Awarded |
| Normalized Mark Value | A simple comparison of Normalized Mark Value |
| Mark Sub-Ordinal |
The Mark Sub-Ordinal is calculated to one of the following values (in order of best to worst):
Blended Mark
Maturity
Full Exemption
Ledger Card
Evaluation
Unknown
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| Complete Record |
For the complete record to match, the following information must be identical:
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This information is compared and results in one of three outcomes:
| Identical | The entire record is completely the same. |
| Different |
The Mark Ordinal of the calculated official mark is better than the existing official mark,
The Mark Ordinal is the same, the credits awarded are the same (or better on the calculated official mark) and the Normalized Mark Value is better on the calculated official mark, or
The Mark Ordinal is the same, the credits awarded are the same (or better on the calculated official mark), the Normalized Mark Values are the same, and the Mark Sub-Ordinal is better on the calculated official mark
The Mark Ordinal is the same, the credits awarded are the same (or better on the calculated official mark), the Normalized Mark Values are the same, and the Mark Sub-Ordinal is the same, but the calculated official mark and the existing official mark are different is some way.
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| Detriment |
The Mark Ordinal of the existing official mark is better than the calculated official mark,
The Mark Ordinal is the same, but the credits awarded for the existing official mark are better than the calculated official mark,
The Mark Ordinal is the same, the credits awarded are the same (or better on the calculated official mark) and the Normalized Mark Value is better on the existing official mark, or
The Mark Ordinal is the same, the credits awarded are the same (or better on the calculated official mark), the Normalized Mark Values are the same, and the Mark Sub-Ordinal is better on the existing official mark
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