Pass/Fail and the Curve Forum
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SemiReverseSplinter
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Pass/Fail and the Curve
I just wanted to clarify... If a lot of students are taking a class pass/fail, that makes the curve more difficult for students taking it for a grade, right?
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carmensandiego
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Re: Pass/Fail and the Curve
Yeah since there are less students in the "pool" for the curve grading system.SemiReverseSplinter wrote:I just wanted to clarify... If a lot of students are taking a class pass/fail, that makes the curve more difficult for students taking it for a grade, right?
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lymenheimer
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Re: Pass/Fail and the Curve
^^^The math checks outcarmensandiego wrote:Yeah since there are less students in the "pool" for the curve grading system.SemiReverseSplinter wrote:I just wanted to clarify... If a lot of students are taking a class pass/fail, that makes the curve more difficult for students taking it for a grade, right?
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carmensandiego
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Re: Pass/Fail and the Curve
...don't be that guy though. We've had friendly communications today, lets not soil that.lymenheimer wrote:I realize by posting this that I am being that guy and I could just as easily let it go...but..."fewer".carmensandiego wrote:Yeah since there are less students in the "pool" for the curve grading system.SemiReverseSplinter wrote:I just wanted to clarify... If a lot of students are taking a class pass/fail, that makes the curve more difficult for students taking it for a grade, right?
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lymenheimer
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Re: Pass/Fail and the Curve
indeed. just checking your calculationscarmensandiego wrote:
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twenty
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Re: Pass/Fail and the Curve
At least at my school, someone taking the class P/F still gets a grade for their exam - it just doesn't show up as a grade on their transcript. Conversely, classes that are heavily P/F'd (i.e, evidence) are actually easier because the P/F people put in zero work and kind of just crawl around on the exam.
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BVest
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Re: Pass/Fail and the Curve
I don't think this is the case everywhere (and I'm certain it isn't at UT, or wasn't anyway).carmensandiego wrote:Yeah since there are less students in the "pool" for the curve grading system.SemiReverseSplinter wrote:I just wanted to clarify... If a lot of students are taking a class pass/fail, that makes the curve more difficult for students taking it for a grade, right?
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Tiago Splitter
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Re: Pass/Fail and the Curve
In the one class I took P/F the prof said he was allowed to use a more generous curve for the people who took it for a grade.
