I am signing up for a class next semester (required) where I heard the professor grades using a "pure bell curve". This means that the grading distribution is already set at the BEGINNING of the course.
However, this worries me. Because a pure bell curve means that it's not impossible, albeit rather unlikely, that if everyone does "A work", and I end up doing "B+ work", I could fail the course--that is, if my understanding of said system is correct.
In the event of such a case, are there alternatives? In other words, if the system turns out to be an "unfair" grading system due to the aforementioned hypothetical case, are there measures put in place to protect the interests of students? By the way, I attend a Florida public university.
Thank you for your time.
2007-10-28
16:16:50
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