Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 days agoUsually if everyone gets high scores, a curve isn’t used. The curve is only used if most people score poorly to make up for a bad exam or something.
Comment on Anon studies Organic Chemistry
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 days agoUsually if everyone gets high scores, a curve isn’t used. The curve is only used if most people score poorly to make up for a bad exam or something.
someguy3@lemmy.world 5 days ago
You still “need” people to fail, so
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
No, you don’t. That’s not how a curve works, the curve merely improves scores. If a curve would lower scores, it’s not used.
someguy3@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Not what they did for us.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Do you have more details? Because I’ve never heard of a curve being used to hurt students in a class, only to help make up for a bad exam.