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"Strangely, I find myself in favour of marking exams (i.e. pointing out flaws and good points, maybe giving a score), but not so much in favour of grades." How
by rick888 16y ago
"Strangely, I find myself in favour of marking exams (i.e. pointing out flaws and good points, maybe giving a score), but not so much in favour of grades."
How does one fail a class if there are no grades? We can't let everyone pass (especially in something like medical school)
- eru 16y agoDon't let anybody pass. I guess in general we should disentangle teaching with accreditation. I.e. the institution that grades you, should not be the one that collects your tuition money. Just to prevent conflicts of interest. (Letting somebody pass in medical school might be a different topic, I agree.)
- SkyMarshal 16y agoIt's pass/fail, so you can still fail. Something like 70% or below is failing. You still get graded on work, but the classes themselves don't result in a GPA, just pass or fail. I know the idea at Yale is that the students have proven they're hard-working, smart, and dedicated to being doctors, so they don't need to be run through that gauntlet again. Yale would rather them focus on really learning rather than gaming the grading system for a better class rank.