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The mistake is in thinking of this as an overt control instead of a system of subtle nudges. A professor known for harsh grading gets a question from his depart
by L_Rahman 9y ago
The mistake is in thinking of this as an overt control instead of a system of subtle nudges. A professor known for harsh grading gets a question from his department head and next year the curve shifts a little.
And that is how your undergrad program has a proportion of grade inflation that verges on embarrassing.
- jforman 9y ago"A professor known for harsh grading gets a question from his department head and next year the curve shifts a little." Professors just don't care about undergrads and teaching to near the degree that you think they do. 95% of their focus is on their research. The only intervention I saw from administration in regards to grading while at Princeton was to nudge grades down.