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January 6, 2008 | To everyone who thinks they should have gotten a better grade:
As
specified early in the course, the grading was based on 20% midterm,
30% final, and 50% programming. Overall evaluation as a partner was
added to the program totals as a twelfth program, scaled to 100 points.
The
average (mean) programming score was 83.67, with a standard deviation
of 6.90. The average (mean) exam score, weighted as (0.4 * midterm +
0.6 * final) was 63.93, with a standard deviation of 12.46. The two Z
scores were then averaged. Grades were based on this numeric result.
I
typically assign about half As and half Bs, with a small sprinkling of
Cs, and that's what I did this time, despite the fact that the class
overall did not do as well as usual. The distribution was: 8 A+,
8 A, 13 A-, 3 B+, 11 B, 13 B-, 3 C+, 2 C, 3 C-. I did not fail anyone.
To everyone who wants to do some extra work to improve their grade:
No. This course is over. |
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