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I'm wondering whether there are any dental schools that grade their students on a curve, and if so, which ones they are.
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
I'm wondering whether there are any dental schools that grade their students on a curve, and if so, which ones they are.
Thanks so much!
I'm wondering whether there are any dental schools that grade their students on a curve, and if so, which ones they are.
Thanks so much!
Depends on the professor I believe. For example only one teacher actually gave us points back for questions that more than half the class got wrong. But most teachers do give points back if a legitimate argument can be made for a question.
Is this what people consider a curve? I would consider this a scale.. where everyone gets bumped up a few points...
Isn't a "curve" a standard deviation? Ie. adjusting the grades to produce an even distribution over a binomial distribution table? That would require something much more complex than adding a few points to everyone's test.
Is this what people consider a curve? I would consider this a scale.. where everyone gets bumped up a few points...
Isn't a "curve" a standard deviation? Ie. adjusting the grades to produce an even distribution over a binomial distribution table? That would require something much more complex than adding a few points to everyone's test.
Isn't a "curve" a standard deviation? Ie. adjusting the grades to produce an even distribution over a binomial distribution table? That would require something much more complex than adding a few points to everyone's test.
Is this what people consider a curve? I would consider this a scale.. where everyone gets bumped up a few points...
Isn't a "curve" a standard deviation? Ie. adjusting the grades to produce an even distribution over a binomial distribution table? That would require something much more complex than adding a few points to everyone's test.
someone could get a low A and because of the curve end up with a B in the course. That is not fair.
This is exactly what I'm talking about/what has happened to me in the past.
So the consensus is that it depends on the professor and that in dental school you're ranked against your classmates anyway, so in the end it doesn't really matter because you are going to be stacked against everyone else anyway (top 10% of class, top 25% of class, etc)?
Thanks for the replies, y'all! I really appreciate it!