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Because if a student fails the exam and only studied at the last minute, that is a totally different scenario from failing but diligently reading the coursework
by grkvlt 12y ago
Because if a student fails the exam and only studied at the last minute, that is a totally different scenario from failing but diligently reading the coursework as expected, even re-reading above and beyond. The latter case suggests the student just does not understand the material and would benefit from some one-to-one time with a tutor, whereas the first case suggests the student is lazy and needs a slap across the face.
- pfortuny 12y agoOr it may perfectly well mean that the book is crap.
- grkvlt 12y agoOf course. And that would show up in the statistics. If most of the students in a class who studied with it are failing, rather than having a normal distribution of grades, we know the book is not doing its job. The educator still gets useful information, and would know whether to continue using that textbook next term.