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A curve distorts grades: they tell you how the person performed relative to their peers not relative to their mastery of the material.
by a_c_s 8y ago
A curve distorts grades: they tell you how the person performed relative to their peers not relative to their mastery of the material.
- dwaltrip 8y agoThis really depends on how difficult the tests in the course are. I don't think it is uncommon for tests to be written such that with a student a strong command of the material will not score 100%.
- walshemj 8y agoWell it tells you how well they did to the rest of the cohort grade inflation means you cant easily compare candidates across time.