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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The argument that the failure range,[b] 0-59, is unfair because it's larger than the 40 point passing range[/b] is invalid even if it seems correct at first.

It somehow came to be that demonstrating 60% knowledge was the minimal level for passing.

The 50% rule allows students to pass with less demonstrated knowledge.  For example, if a student consistently scored 70, then 10, then 70, then 10...he would have demonstrated knowledge of 40% of the course material.  Bumping those 10s to 50s would result in an average of 60%. The student gets credit for the couse after getting only 40% of all material correct.[/quote]

I agree that  0-59 is unfair because it's larger than the 40-point passing range![/quote]
You must be trolling, but this is for people who need some assistance. The percentages serve as a bare minimum standard for acceptable knowledge in order to be considered "pass" worthy. Roughly 60% represents that you have an achieved proficiency in a little more than half the material/assignments. Thats why the failure range is so big because understanding half or less material is unacceptable in just about any endeavor that confers some sort of pass/certification/appraisal.

Giving people an automatic 50% for nothing means they have to work very little to achieve a passing grade. Assume a students overall test scores between 4 non-cumulative exams where: 2 exams the student received a 50 but didn't turn anything in or just showed up (policy dependent). And 2 exams where the student studied and received a 80 and a 70. Student passes with a 62/D even though they only showed they grasped 37% of the content. I don't think anyone who shows a 37% proficiency of total material should be "passed."

but lol at the "dErp, its like the SATs"[/quote]

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