Hi All, Here in Israel we work on a different system - 0-100 (thought of as a grade, not a percentage). There is no translation into a 1-4 or an ABC system. In the behavioral sciences department where I teach, it is not unusual to have students work out their grade averages to 1/100th of a point because of their anxiousness about getting into graduate school in psychology. Until recently all grades were posted on public bulletin boards using ID numbers (every citizen has an ID number). To my knowledge, the privacy issue has never been raised. I'm more conscious of it than my students - they send other people to get their grades and papers and I refuse to release them to anyone other than the owner without written authorization (something they have a hard time understanding). Now, most departments have gone over to computerized systems and students either get their grades over the internet or the phone by punching in their number. >From the Middle East, Bobbie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 12:34 AM Subject: Re: Posting Grades > Deb- > > I share your frustration with students who whine about being, "two points away > from a C". I have long felt that there is no longer a valid reason for > reducing a grade based on percentages down to A-F especially when the cut > points are completely arbitrary. Since I start the A range at 85% a student who > got an 85% will get an A- and a student who got an 84% will get a B+. Both the > students and I know that there isn't any real difference between the two > students, but the Registrar (and other institutions) see them as very > different. Do any Tipsters know of institutions which have moved away from > letter grades to percentages? If so, what has been the result? > > TIA, > > -Don. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
