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Anon studies Organic Chemistry (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Grading on a curve is indeed that, and it should be criminalized because of how much it harms students

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    How does it harm students? A curve is only used if the grade distribution is below expectations. All it does is cover for a bad test or something.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    Because if the next cohort is simply performing better you force some students to be graded below their performance, which is unfair punishment, and if they're worse then some will be graded higher. It's especially unfair when the composition of students changes rapidly or when used over very mixed groups of students.

    Grading should be decided based on achieved learning targets, not group rank. It's not a fucking sport.

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