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"Since everyone worked hard and they thought that I was going to grade them on a curve, there was a lot frustration that they wouldn't properly be recognized fo
by absconditus 17y ago
"Since everyone worked hard and they thought that I was going to grade them on a curve, there was a lot frustration that they wouldn't properly be recognized for their work. (In fact I gave half of them A's in the end.)"
I abhor the attitude of the students. Simply working hard is not always enough. Results matter. This is a problem in the corporate world as well.
- btilly 17y agoResults were there as well.
- absconditus 17y agoCorrect results. I assume you didn't give some students lower grades just to hurt their feelings.
- PebblesRox 17y agoI don't think they were disgruntled with the grades that they actually got. From what btilly said, it seems that the frustration occurred before they received their final grades because they didn't realize that the grading system was going to be fair. They expected to be graded relative to each other (on a curve), with A's going to a certain, pre-fixed percent of the class. Instead, everyone who did well got an A for their good work. I think the complaint was about the demoralizing effects of the erroneous assumptions during the semester, not about the grades themselves.
- scotty79 17y agoGrading on a curve is a strange idea. It completely destroys incentives for pear to pear learning, that was very important part of my college experience. I learned a lot by explaining material to my peers. It would be much harder if there was something as discouraging as grading on a curve.