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But there will be so many new doctors! Grade deflation is pretty-much impossible in the UK due to pushy parents; I've heard talk on the news of changing the gr
by jjgreen 5y ago
But there will be so many new doctors!
Grade deflation is pretty-much impossible in the UK due to pushy parents; I've heard talk on the news of changing the grades from alphabetic to numeric ...
- fckthisguy 5y agoThis! As long as parents push students by comparing their grades to other (previous year) grades, we can't reverse course. We should swap to a numeric system but shouldn't just swap an "A" for a "1"; we should show grades as percentiles. Being in the highest 10%/5% is a more meaningful comparison than saying "A" if the meaning of "A" changes over time.
- CJefferson 5y agoThere will be no extra doctors. Places on medical programs are strictly limited. Students in the UK don't automatically get in once they make the required grades, they still need to be offered a place.
- jjgreen 5y agoActually there will: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/aug/05/grade-inflation-forces-ministers-pay-extra-medical-school-places-england https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/aug/05/grade-infl... That they are in the top 45% of students might concern some ...
- CJefferson 5y agoYou are right, although it is only another 250 on top of an existing 8,750.