My esteemed colleague, Stuart Mckelvie wrote: > > We are still in what some would call the Dark Ages. We submit > percentage grades for students, not letters.
Some might call it the Dark Ages, but not me. I'd call it sensible. Letter grades and grade point averages are among the dumbest inventions of academic bureaucracy. Percentage grades are easily calculated, are readily understood, and mean exactly the same thing at any institution. I can't say the same about the opposition, which is why those who use them (practically everyone else, apparently) have to spend so much time explaining them. If using percentage grades is the Dark Ages, I hope the Renaissance never comes. -Stephen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stephen Black, Ph.D. tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470 Department of Psychology fax: (819) 822-9661 Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Department web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy Check out TIPS listserv for teachers of psychology at: http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/southerly/tips/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
