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As a teacher do you feel that grading curves are fair? Does it just explode the true aptitude level of students or, does it allow for a particularly unfair test to seem more fair?As a teacher do you feel that grading curves are fair? Does it just explode the true aptitude level of students or, does it allow for a particularly unfair test to seem more fair?

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As a teacher do you feel that grading curves are fair? Does it just explode the true aptitude level of students or, does it allow for a particularly unfair test to seem more fair?

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The traditional (Bell) curve states that of students on any given test, 10% will earn an A, 20% will earn a B, 40% will earn a C, 20% will earn a D, and 10% will earn an F. However, in a specific class there can be students of similar abilities. If they were to all study hard, the lowest grade could have only missed a few questions but still receive an F! This is not giving students ...

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