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From: bobgian@psuvax.UUCP (Robert S. Giansiracusa)
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Subject: Re: RE: Grades -- do the help or hurt??
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Date: Mon, 2-Jan-84 14:34:36 EST
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Just a quickie clarification to my original posting:

>	2. Keep current grades as TENTATIVE only, subject to upward as
>	   well as downward mobility (this is the usual default).
>
> I would like to understand better the circumstances under which a student
> whose grades would be lowered.  If, for example, the student didn't
> participate and participation was a factor, then participation should be
> graded.  In short, I disagree with this. 

What I mean by "this is the default" is that most people grade this way:
whatever average a student has at some point can go up or down depending
on future tests or assignments, etc.

I agree with everything else Larry says!

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