Microeconomic Theory

When a student is in high school the letter grading system is better to use than the pass or fail systems for several reasons, the first reason is because it helps the student's progress more. .. The students would work harder to excel in their studies because they would have a standard to work towards. Another reason to use the letter grading system is to keep the student interested in his or her achievements. If the undergraduate student sees how far he or she has come. He or she will want to keep going. On the other hand, the pass or fail systems do not give the student an opportunity to improve. The student will fail the class. The letter grade will help the students see how they are doing in the class. Another reason the letter grading system is better is because it gives the student and teacher a chance to sit down and discuss what can be done to get a better grade.

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First and foremost, letter grades have been used since the 19th century without any complications. “The traditional grading scale is universally recognized. Virtually everyone knows that earning an A is good while earning an F is associated with failure. The traditional grading scale is easy to interpret and understand. The simplistic nature of the system makes it user-friendly for teachers, students, and parents. It also allows for a direct comparison from one student to another within a specific class” (Meador). Ultimately, parents remember and understand the letter grading system. It's easy to be happy that their child earned an

Grade Calculation: Each quarter and the final exam will count as 20% of the final year grade. Students

keep things in proportion because a small fraction in their percentage grade may cause them to

These freshmen were all taught by the same teacher (a first-year teacher), and spanned over six periods. According to Terry Lewis, the teacher had put the original grade into the gradebook, but the principal and the assistant principal allowed an “intervention process.2” This “intervention process2” was used to curve the student’s scores to make to the grade higher than it was actually. The principal claims that the interventions were necessary because parents were complaining about their child’s grades. However, the article gives no final verdict on the disciplinary action, the superintendent “…was not happy...2” about the

Throughout my education I have experienced many different grading systems. The one that worked the best, in my opinion, was grade shading (pluses and minuses like B+, B, B- etc.). However many schools and colleges still use traditional grades (such as A, B, C and so on). Having been to five different schools and two different colleges I have seen both systems first hand. They each have their strengths and weaknesses, however I prefer grade shading because it is more fair and makes you a more competitive student.

First of all, letter grades give specific feedback on how well students are doing on their assignments. Pass or fail systems only offers two options, while letter grades provide 5 levels of achievements “to pinpoint a student's work ethic and comprehension”(Morgan). With 5 levels, grading is more accurate and it also shows the areas of weaknesses and areas that have improved better. In a letter grading system, an A or C grade can differentiate an excellent student from an average one. With a pass or fail grade students are only put into two categories, average or better and below average. When students are given specific feedback with letter grades students know if they’re on the

“I am fairly new here but through my orientation to the University, the department or in any of the materials they gave me when I was hired nothing about the grading scale was mentioned,” said Amber Buck an associate professor in the English department. “I assumed that pluses and minuses were something that were given out in high school, not in college. I was completely unaware that they affected students’ GPAs so drastically.”

To receive an A, the student must earn 90% of the possible points. If a student earns 299 points, which is 89.5% of the possible points (299/334 = .895), and the teacher rounds the student’s percentage to the next whole number, which would be 90%, the student would

My school calculates GPA's depending on whether or not you take AP classes. If you take AP classes then your GPA is out of a 5 and if not then your GPA is out of a 4. It is the weighted and unweighted GPA

Changing the grading system can relieve students’ stress. Actually, with the pass or fail grading system, you don’t have to worry about low passing grades such as C’s or D’s. By changing the grading system to pass or fail, you can set priorities which subject to work on more. In particular, it can improve students’ classwork and homework grades.In addition, students will have time to learn the difficult contents and have an opportunity to excel. Also, you don’t

Have you ever received a grade that did not reflect to how much work you put into the class? This is a struggle for some students. Grades determine if students can pass on to the next grade level and where one student is compared to the class. A student should not be measure how intelligent he or she is because he or she made a bad grade. That student could have multiple reasons why he or she did not do well on the test or in the class. A grade that a student receives may not reflect him or her and should not define him or her as a good or bad student. Also, some students are so worried about getting a good grade they stress out over the test and do not focus on learning the class material.

Finally, achieving a high grade in college is more difficult than in high school. In high school, grades are easier to achieve and there are greater opportunities for marks. Usually, a student is graded on many different areas, including; attendance, participation, effort, and organization. Also, students are graded on evaluations and assignments. These are the areas which are graded, and these account for a large portion of the final

5.2.3 Social factors are very important because Qantas must keep improving the fleet of aircrafts to stay ahead of the competition.