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GESNodoon t1_ixqt7ml wrote

Reply to comment by kinyutaka in ELI5 how does grading on a curve work? by mysteriouslime

Grading on the curve addresses the outliers generally. If the average grade is 68 but someone scored 100 (or a 0), you can ignore the 100 score as an outlier. You could have someone who is just really knowledgeable on the subject matter or someone who is cheating, which grading on the curve can be useful for finding.

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kinyutaka t1_ixqwmho wrote

That all depends on the teacher. Grading on the curve doesn't really employ any complex math. It is just suggesting that they push the pass/fail line up or down based on what the teacher thinks it should be set at.

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GESNodoon t1_ixqx2s0 wrote

Most that I have had that grade on a curve are setting x% as an "A", "B", C" and so on. Oddly this is how my employer does raises. A certain percentage of each department is going to get an "Exceeds" a certain percentage is going to get an "Improvement Needed" each evaluation cycle.

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