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Grade Inflation
From:
Edward Bell <[log in to unmask]>
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Edward Bell <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 21 May 2010 09:51:21 -0500
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TBL Users:
We (Drake U. Pharmacy) began using TBL last year in one of our major 
courses (Therapeutics, a 3-semester course, 110 students) - this year 
is our 2nd year.  Grades this Spring semester were quite high - 91% 
average (85 A final course grades).  This spring semester included 4 
exams (70% of course grade), 9 IRATs (10% of course grade), 9 GRATs 
(15% of course grade), and 2 peer evaluations (5% of course grade). 
Many students received an A or B that actually had exam and IRAT 
averages each less than the final grade (ie, exam and IRAT av. 75% 
but B grade or even 77% each av. and A final grade) - the high GRAT 
and peer evals pushed up final averages, perhaps too much.  My 
questions: how much should group work/peer evals factor into final 
grades, and have others had a similar experience (ie, where 
individual, group, and final course grades do not seem to correlate)?
Many Thanks
Ed Bell
-- 
Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
Professor of Clinical Sciences
Drake University College of Pharmacy
Des Moines, IA
515-271-1841

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