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Reply to "Do you think GPAs have gone down with new grading policies?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The 70% summative/ 30% formative had a huge impact. Yes, grades are inflated but there were far fewer Ds and Fs before the change was made.[/quote] I think it is the 70/30 that has led to the biggest change. If you do so-so on tests, your grade will be so-so. I have a junior who had all As except for one A- until this year. He currently has at least a couple of B+ grades plus several A- grades. Honestly, that is a more realistic representation of his actual performance. But you used to be able to raise your grade more with homework and that kind of thing. No question, he also used to retake a test to move a 91 to 98 or an 88 to a 95 and, well, I assume now he doesn't bother. (I don't really ask.) But to answer OP, in my house, yes, grades have gone down.[/quote]
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