I don't remember the exact details now, and this was at a British university that did neither extra credit nor curving. I think they weren't a particularly goo

I don't remember the exact details now, and this was at a British university that did neither extra credit nor curving. I think they weren't a particularly good teacher and just wanted everyone to get higher marks so things kept getting biased up for gratuitous reasons. And the result still called a percent. Students are far less likely to complain about teachers, course work, etc the higher the grades they get, making this an easy cop out for the teacher.