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Autor/in | Vickers, John M. |
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Titel | Justice and Truth in Grades and Their Averages. |
Quelle | In: Research in higher education, (2000) 2, S.141-164Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0361-0365 |
DOI | 10.1023/A:1007069620329 |
Schlagwörter | Education Research; Grade Point Average; Grade Point; Class Rank; Letter Grade |
Abstract | Abstract Grade point averages (GPAs) are calculated by assigning numbers to letter grades and averaging them. Simple examples show that the method cannot consistently determine class rank since class rank is sometimes permuted with arbitrary change of scale. This permutation is only possible when one student is somewhere worse and somewhere better than a second. The distinction between these and other sorts of cases is established by theorems proved in an appendix. Relativistic attempts to resolve the inconsistency are shown to be insufficient. The function of GPAs as predictors is briefly discussed. |
Erfasst von | OLC |
Update | 2023/2/05 |