Grading Degrades Performance LO17480

Tony Polito (TPolito@UGa.Edu)
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 03:03:50 -0500

Replying to LO17449 --

I have recently joined this ListServ and have noticed that there is a
healthy discussion going on regarding grading/ranking. Last fall, I wrote
a short piece regarding grade inflation and other problems that stem from
grading titled "The Fine Art of Sorting Eggs." Rather than contribute
here, I will just pass along the URL for that work below:

http://www.mindspring.com/~tonypolito/wri_egg1.htm
or
http://www.mindspring.com/~tonypolito/wri_egg1.doc

Thanks for the opportunity to contribute.

Sincerely,

-- 


  Tony Polito, MBA (Fuqua), Ph.D. Candidate (Terry)
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