Grading on the Curve.

Wall, Charles R.

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ERIC Number: EJ359973

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Grading on the Curve.

Wall, Charles R.

InCider, v5 n10 p83-85 Oct 1987

Discusses some of the myths surrounding grading on the curve. Provides a simple explanation of such statistical terms as histograms, relative frequency, normal distribution, mean, and standard deviation. Describes how to restructure the curve, including the program listing for a computer program that will assist the teacher. (TW)

Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Scores, Statistical Analysis, Statistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Computer Programs; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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