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> I had an O-Chem professor who explicitly set a curve and > gave incredibly difficult exams, such that only a few people > in the 100+ person class could get
by jeff_carr 4y ago
> I had an O-Chem professor who explicitly set a curve and
> gave incredibly difficult exams, such that only a few people
> in the 100+ person class could get an A.
Isn't that how an 'A' grade is supposed to work? I'm not suggesting you curve it to deliberately fail people, but an 'A', 'B' and 'C' should have some meaning. If 90% of a class get's an A, the grading is meaningless and might as well just be pass/fail.
- piva00 4y agoThe grade will be meaningless anyway if all it's doing is comparing to that class performance. A grade C from a particularly talented year of students could mean a B or A- in a less talented one. Unsure if 100+ is a decently sized sample to say that a grade curve based on current class performance has any meaning beyond that class.
- colinmhayes 4y agoThese classes are huge. The statistical difference between classes of 200+ students is minimal to non existent.