You have studied long and hard for a final exam, and for all your effort you received an A. The teacher has decided,because of all the lower grades(students who havent studied as hard) he will curve the grades giving you a lower test grade! Now I ask you, IS THIS FAIR!
2007-03-23 02:07:34 · 7 answers · asked by chinalakegirl 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
The curve that your teacher used is not fair and you really should talk with him. If he want to raise it a certain amount, he should raise it for students who got As too. He should either install a system of over an A or work out a way to subsidize those points for you.
I personally do not support these types of curves, you treat everyone equally and it is unfair when the smart students get punished for other people's lack of knowledge (laziness)
2007-03-23 18:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by soph5232 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a teacher, the only time that I curve grades is on the very rare occasion that I've obviously made a test so hard that no students receive A's or B's. In that case, I have raised the highest grade to a low A and then raised all other grades the same number of points.
Ex. High grade is 82/C. I raise it to 93/A and then raise all other grades 11 points.
2007-03-25 11:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recently received a 96 on a Psych test which I studied at least 10 hours for...the professor told us she curved the grades and told everyone to add 3 points to their grade. Guess what!? That means I got a 99! She also had us enter our student ID #s (or a unique #) on our scantrons so she could pass around the grade sheet so each person could see his/her grades (but no one would know who's grade was whose). Well, I happened to notice that I had the highest score in class! NO one else was even in the 90s. I used to think a curve wasn't fair, but when it comes down to it you only need to worry about your own grade, believe me, if you spend time and energy worrying about other peoples scores you can't enjoy your own success. And when you finish school and get a job most likely YOU will be the one who does better than the person who got a better grade because of a curve.
2007-03-25 08:44:45 · answer #3 · answered by jdancy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how its curved.
My stats teacher would only curve at most 10 points and based it on the top grade. If someone made a 95, everyone got 5 points.
My english professor curved our past paper. But didn't curve to A's, if you got an A, it was earned.
If the curve lowered your grade, I would talk to your teacher about it. That isn't fair to you that you suffer for everyone elses benefit.
2007-03-23 03:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by trin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not always fair. However, there are some good arguments out there for the curve grading system. Still you have to consider each case. Here is what I would do; go to your teacher privately and plead your case. Teachers are people too. Convince him/her that by aiding the other students with 2 pts. he has caused you an injustice. Good luck.
2007-03-23 04:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by Catie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bell curve...I never understood that....
Now a point curve....that's my style.
I remember once in a science class, the teacher said he would give a point curve on the final exam and everyone was relieved. Then I went and made a 98, so everyone only got 2 points. Hee hee, now THAT's a fair curve IMO. lol
2007-03-23 02:12:08 · answer #6 · answered by Nasubi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The scale should remain consistent throughout the term. I do not believe that using the curve for grades is a fair measure.
2007-03-23 05:34:38 · answer #7 · answered by bandit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋