Hi As I noted, I am not sure where I got those figures, but if you look at following report (e.g., page 6), you will see that %As is quite high at Simon Fraser University, especially in Education. So figures reported are not out of line with some universities.
http://www.sfu.ca/irp/Students/grades_report/documents/grades.report.pdf Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> Don Allen <[email protected]> 08-Oct-09 11:20:07 AM >>> Hi Jim- I find that these percentages are remakably high. I just went over my grade distributions for the last several years and calculated the percentage of "A" grades (Including A-, A and A+) to be about 6-7% for both my Intro and Research Methods classes. I used a fixed grading system with 85% as the cut off point for the "A" range. Few, if any, of my students considered me to be a "hard marker". I'm sure that if I had handed in a grade distribution with even 25% "A"s I would have had a conversation with the department chair. Are you sure that those numbers are correct? -Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Clark Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009 8:49 am Subject: Re: [tips] To curve or not to curve To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > Hi > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > [email protected] > > >>> "michael sylvester" 08-Oct-09 > 9:03:09 AM >>> > Is there evidence that adjuncts give more of the A grade than > regular faculty? > > I forget now where I got it from but here are data from a talk a > did here a few years ago. > > %As by Course Level > For course levels 1, 2, and 3 > - Full 26% 31% 35% > - Assistant 30% 45% 42% > - Adjunct 38% 50% 42% > > As to why more As for adjuncts, that is another question. > > Take care > Jim > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > Don Allen Dept. of Psychology Langara College 100 W. 49th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5Y 2Z6 Phone: 604-323-5871 --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
