tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post395389041296197342..comments2024-03-14T04:16:20.472-07:00Comments on In Socrates' Wake: Reflections off Lake Wobegon: What faculty see about grade inflation when we look in the mirrorMichael Cholbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-29541917165037388352012-06-20T11:25:27.977-07:002012-06-20T11:25:27.977-07:00Adil, you say "its unlikely", "its ...Adil, you say "its unlikely", "its more likely", etc. Sounds like the point Anonymous was making!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-24490055632262007142012-06-20T07:31:03.330-07:002012-06-20T07:31:03.330-07:00Well most pass/fail programs, such as the Universi...Well most pass/fail programs, such as the University of Calgary Medical School, are designed to be slightly more complex than stick to D's and let them through. <br /><br />Almost universally pass/fail has a higher lower bound, the only one that matters, to ensure that we don't end up in your alphabetized prescription. <br /><br />As stated in the article, the *real* lower bound isn't a D, its a C. If you run too many semesters in most undergrad institutions at below C, you get turfed. So its unlikely that we would shift back down to a D standard in a move to pass/fail. <br /><br />Frankly I think its more likely to cause the weaker students to be weeded out quicker if there was a concerted move towards pass/fail.Adilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477353277122101078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-54930615901178821042012-06-18T13:27:56.970-07:002012-06-18T13:27:56.970-07:00Computer glitch: c) should read "can't di...Computer glitch: c) should read "can't distinguish between "its" and "it's"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-21898946109285111922012-06-18T13:26:38.446-07:002012-06-18T13:26:38.446-07:0011:17, aren't you worried that dropping the gr...11:17, aren't you worried that dropping the grade model might lead to lower academic standards? If students only need to aim for a D in order to get top marks, how will we be able to stop students from graduating when they can barely put two thoughts together and<br />a) randomly capitalize words in the middle of sentences;<br />b) can't distinguish a singular from a plural;<br />c) can't distinguish between and ;<br />d) can't distinguish a sentence from a two-word sentence fragment;<br />e) misunderstand basic comma use;<br />f) neglect to use words like 'and' when they are needed; and<br />g) fail to realize that all sentences require final punctuation?<br /><br />Seems like a serious problem to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-1431480479422006822012-06-18T11:17:18.010-07:002012-06-18T11:17:18.010-07:00It time to drop the Grade models. Adopt a new mode...It time to drop the Grade models. Adopt a new model, where its only pass or fail. No grade. How anyone can judge between an A- and B+, be consistent year over year I'll never understandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com