Some students are likely to make a statement like this:
"I got an A" or "The prof gave me a C".
The self- serving bias applies here because high achievement is attributed
to one's effort whereas low achievement is attributed to the prof.
Now as to the post re Handling A's as candy,are we implying that
the teacher hands out lots of A's, but those students who get lower grades
(say B's and C's ) really earned that grade?
Now there are cases where teachers also hand out B's and C's.
So there is a battle of the handouts.Is one handout worse than the
other?
And to the students' attribution in the post message,will they say
"The prof gave me an A." or "I got a C."
Does anyone see where I am going with this?
Michael Sylvester
Daytona Beach,Florida
