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re: What is the benefit of LSU's new +/- grade scale?
Posted on 12/8/15 at 2:11 am to Volvagia
Posted on 12/8/15 at 2:11 am to Volvagia
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So what you are saying is that it should be common that people get the highest scores attainable. NBD
Not necessarily common but there should be at least one person in the class making that A+ grade.
And another issue is that this is the first semester of +/- meaning there will be a ton of kinks to work out grading-wise. There is no way to tell if a teacher will strictly follow the scale laid out in the syllabus.
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Posted on 12/8/15 at 3:23 am to OMLandshark
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It helps the Super-Nerds and fricks over everyone else. No other reason for it. So glad I left Ole Miss the year before this was implemented.
Well I'm fricked
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:11 pm to Scruffy
Frick the +/- system. Cost me what could have been my first 4.0 ever.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:14 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
The +/- system definitely lowered my gpa this semester. Oh well.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:28 pm to Scruffy
I have spoken to some students who have supported this change, and I do not understand why. In the past students would get 4 points for an A, 3 points for a B, etc. Now they can get an extra .3 points for a "+" grade but lose .3 points for a "-" grade. The key question is how many "-" grades are there relative to the number of "+" grades. If there are more of the latter, this would have a positive effect on mean students' GPAs. If there are more of the former, then overall mean student GPAs should go down. Of course, if the number of "+" and "-" grades are the same, then GPAs should be the same.
In looking at grade distributions, I find that there are a lot more A- grades than A+ grades. This means that there are more students earning 3.7 grades than earning a 4.3 grades, so overall the average GPA for students earning an A is likely to go down.
In looking at grade distributions, I find that there are a lot more A- grades than A+ grades. This means that there are more students earning 3.7 grades than earning a 4.3 grades, so overall the average GPA for students earning an A is likely to go down.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:35 pm to Scruffy
As a faculty member, I like the +/-. If someone does excellent work and makes 100% and someone else wings it and gets an 89.5, without the +/-, I'd give the 89.5 a B. With the +/-, I'd give him an A- and the dude with the 100 an A+. If anything, the +/- probably helps inflate the grades.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:38 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
It lowered my gpa this semester by .1
Oh well, at this point that has such a minimal effect on my overall gpa
Oh well, at this point that has such a minimal effect on my overall gpa
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:51 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
quote:If they don't, file a grade grievance. The syllabus is a binding contract. Only problem is that most students don't care anything about their grades until the end of the semester when they suddenly realize that their strict, 16-week-long no-study regimen has produced a steaming pile of shite for a grade.
There is no way to tell if a teacher will strictly follow the scale laid out in the syllabus.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 5:57 pm to HarryBalzack
I can honestly say I have not once talked to a professor about my grade.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 6:07 pm to lsuprof
quote:What about the B+ students that would have earned the same 3 as students with a far lower B? There seems to be a focus on the - without any regard to the +. Regardless, it is more accurate and that seems like quite an important factor regardless of how it impacts any given student's GPA.
In looking at grade distributions, I find that there are a lot more A- grades than A+ grades. This means that there are more students earning 3.7 grades than earning a 4.3 grades, so overall the average GPA for students earning an A is likely to go down.
This post was edited on 12/15/15 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 12/15/15 at 6:11 pm to buckeye_vol
I support the +/- system because I had a class with a friend and we both got Bs.
I had an 89.5 and he had close to an even 80. It really pissed me off.
I had an 89.5 and he had close to an even 80. It really pissed me off.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 6:17 pm to HarryBalzack
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As a faculty member, I like the +/-. If someone does excellent work and makes 100% and someone else wings it and gets an 89.5, without the +/-, I'd give the 89.5 a B. With the +/-, I'd give him an A- and the dude with the 100 an A+. If anything, the +/- probably helps inflate the grades.
Yea it helps inflate the grades when you bump up someone to the next grade level.
Looking from the outside, it has to be a more accurate way of grading than the previous system.
I see it hurting A students and helping the B students as a whole.
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