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Subject: Re: Grade Scales?
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Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 12:56:00 EDT
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	A	80-100
	B	60-80
	C	40-60
	D	20-40
	F	0-20
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This is a really kinda strange grading scale, also. Are you trying to tell
me that a student who misses 4 questions out of 5 still passes the class?
That doesn't sound like a reasonable system, either.

	Jeff Bowles
	Lisle, IL
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Depends on how hard the test is. If it is sufficiently difficult, getting 2
or three right could indicate that you knew the material, but weren't
proficient at using it (a C grade), and one right would mean that you were
had some grasp of the material - and possibly deserved to pass.

The grade scale must of course reflect the difficulty of the test. Maybe I
should have said that the current crop of tests don't differentiate among
the better students, but only among the worst.

Of course, I can't write tests that fit some magic curve, so I don't worry
about what score gets what grade until I've got all the grades in hand.