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Punktsumme aus den Prüfungen in vierfacher Wertung

English translation: total points achieved in the examinations, quadruple count

04:25 Jun 25, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Education
German term or phrase: Punktsumme aus den Prüfungen in vierfacher Wertung
Punktsumme aus den Prüfungen in vierfacher Wertung und Kursen der Prüfungsfächer im Abschlußjahr (13/11) in einfacher Wertung
Any valid English equivalent of the whole Expression ?
Aniruddha Vishwakarma
India
Local time: 22:53
English translation:total points achieved in the examinations, quadruple count
Explanation:
"total points achieved in the examinations (quadruple count), and total points achieved in courses taken during the final term of the last school year(13/II)(single count)"

that's how I usually translate this sentence in Abitur certificates
(Higher education entrance qualification)
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 10:23
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4 +5total points achieved in the examinations, quadruple count
Johanna Timm, PhD
4multiplied by four
Robert Schlarb


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Punktsumme aus den Prüfungen in vierfacher Wertung
total points achieved in the examinations, quadruple count


Explanation:
"total points achieved in the examinations (quadruple count), and total points achieved in courses taken during the final term of the last school year(13/II)(single count)"

that's how I usually translate this sentence in Abitur certificates
(Higher education entrance qualification)

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 10:23
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 258
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fantutti (X): Evaluation of German Abitur exams seems to be a science in itself. There's too much cultural diversity at work here to come up with an English equivalent. Literal translation is all one can offer.
17 mins
agree  avantix
1 hr
neutral  Robert Schlarb: Prüfungsfacher = courses taken during the final term?
2 hrs
agree  writeaway: agree with Fantutti. I find such translations are best done by a translator who knows the system from personal experience.
2 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): with writeaway
2 days 5 hrs
agree  roneill
2 days 11 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Punktsumme aus den Prüfungen in vierfacher Wertung
multiplied by four


Explanation:
Total of grade points on examinations, multiplied by four, and of course grades in examination subjects for the final year (weighted singly).
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Obviously, "weighted singly" is rather superfluous here, as is "in einfacher Wertung" in the original.


    Reference: http://assets.cambridge.org/0521754461/sample/0521754461WS.p...
Robert Schlarb
Local time: 19:23
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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