Ken has nailed the dynamics of the system perfectly. The only real question is whether they will continue to make us go through the charade of "marking," since everyone is going to pass. I suppose they will still want to know the difference between As and Ds. Couldn't we just go pass/fail (except that there won't be any fail?) :-)
Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================= On 2013-01-15, at 10:01 AM, Ken Steele wrote: > > Use of this rule is being discussed in the NC legislature. I think the > contingency is pretty simple: > > Pass everybody -> increase in graduation rates -> more money. > > I don't think it will take a long time for the school administrations to > comprehend this relationship and act accordingly. > > Ken > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Kenneth M. Steele, Ph. D. [email protected] > Professor and Assistant Chairperson > Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608 > USA > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > On 1/15/2013 9:21 AM, Deborah S. Briihl wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello! A new rule was put into place in Georgia that now funds colleges >> and universities based on graduation rates (rather than number of >> students). It has put our university in an absolute frantic mess. Our >> graduation rates, from what I understand, stink. I know this model is >> used in other states. Can others comment on the kinds of changes that >> they saw at their university? >> >> Deborah Briihl, PhD >> Dept. of Psychology and Counseling >> Valdosta State University >> 229-333-5994 >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> --- > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=23008 > or send a blank email to > leave-23008-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23013 or send a blank email to leave-23013-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
