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> As a student, I want feedback on how much knowledge I learned, not how I did in comparison with the class. This was the original purpose of scoring tests. My
by aianus 10y ago
> As a student, I want feedback on how much knowledge I learned, not how I did in comparison with the class. This was the original purpose of scoring tests.
My university automatically attached our grades to all internship applications. It's pretty clear the purpose of grades (other than pass/fail) is employer or grad school evaluation, not for student feedback. For better or for worse.
- BeetleB 10y agoWhich is why in grad school, many professors subvert this by never giving C, and only giving B's if you're fairly poor. They lost the battle for undergrad, but grad school (at least in science/engineering) is still their domain.