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re: Teachers not rounding final grades at LSU
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:30 pm to dutchtiger
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:30 pm to dutchtiger
This is funny .. 
Get a job, dumb frick
Get a job, dumb frick
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Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:30 pm to dutchtiger
I'll bet $10 the teacher is Terri White for Calc 1
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:30 pm to The Boat
gotta draw a line somewhere
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:30 pm to dutchtiger
Last quarter at Louisiana TechI fell three points shor on both my physics and calc 4 final from making an A. Neither one got bumped up, I feel your pain. And with engineering I need As when I can get them 
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:31 pm to dutchtiger
Bet you wish you had the plus/minus system now
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:31 pm to Displaced
A man's got to have a code
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:31 pm to Displaced
quote:
gotta draw a line somewhere
Yeah.. .5
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:31 pm to RagingCajun3195
what topics are covered in calc 4? i didnt even know there was a calc 4
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:32 pm to The Boat
Many times the decision to round up or not to round up is based upon what type of student you were. Class attendance, participation in class discussion, adequate preparation for class, etc.
That said, one agrees to the syllabus by continuing in the course after the syllabus has been handed out. I normally let students know where they stand throughout the semester so that there are no surprises.
If the instructor works from a threshold perspective, 89.8 is a B. 90 is the bottom score for an A. I use a 7 point scale in my classes, so you would need a 93 to get a A.
That said, one agrees to the syllabus by continuing in the course after the syllabus has been handed out. I normally let students know where they stand throughout the semester so that there are no surprises.
If the instructor works from a threshold perspective, 89.8 is a B. 90 is the bottom score for an A. I use a 7 point scale in my classes, so you would need a 93 to get a A.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:34 pm to damnedoldtigah
quote:
I use a 7 point scale in my classes, so you would need a 93 to get a A.
I bet you have you have GREAT ratings on ratemyprofessor
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:35 pm to The Boat
I'll just throw this out there:
The professors I've worked with (not as their student) goes by the standard grading scale, but in practice of the submitted grades it is curved.
Not by adding points to the students, but because when you plot out the grades, you often see defined clusters. They think it's absurd to grade by the standard of looking at a half percent difference in average and say there is a huge difference in ability in those students.
So getting a 89 will guarantee at least a B, but if all the As were low end and you were close to them, you get merged in that group.
The professors I've worked with (not as their student) goes by the standard grading scale, but in practice of the submitted grades it is curved.
Not by adding points to the students, but because when you plot out the grades, you often see defined clusters. They think it's absurd to grade by the standard of looking at a half percent difference in average and say there is a huge difference in ability in those students.
So getting a 89 will guarantee at least a B, but if all the As were low end and you were close to them, you get merged in that group.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:35 pm to dutchtiger
The honest truth is this one B/C isn't all you did to possibly lose your scholarship either. Don't blame you for trying, but you can't be upset with Prof if they don't round for you.
Live and learn
Live and learn
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:36 pm to Eighteen
quote:
Live and learn
and then get Loans
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:36 pm to damnedoldtigah
quote:
I use a 7 point scale in my classes, so you would need a 93 to get a A.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:36 pm to dutchtiger
quote:Should have thought about that before you decided to slack off.
Getting a B is critical for my TOPs scholarship.
With adequate study and preparation, it isn't hard to crank out a b-.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:37 pm to damnedoldtigah
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You can ask, but I will also tell you that pleading a little too hard is a major turn off for us, and at some point it becomes an irritant.
Your best bet is to learn the lesson and strive to do better in the future.
Clearly that's what we need, more people turning on fricking teachers.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:38 pm to dutchtiger
I rounded one percent when I taught, but I didn't say I would so people with 88.7s started bitching.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:44 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:lsu doesn't have a plus/minus grading system, so a 79.99% is a B.
it isn't hard to crank out a b-.
It's retarded.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:45 pm to dutchtiger
Teachers don't give grades, you earn grades.
Posted on 5/12/15 at 7:48 pm to dutchtiger
Get your mom to talk to her for you
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