Table 2: Factors used to
determine minimum points for each letter grade
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» Amount of
material covered prior to the exam
» Difficulty of material
» Nature and quality of my presentations
» Curving to achieve a certain number or percentage of students in each grade
range
(I usually do not do this.)
» Bad questions or easy questions
» Unusual test conditions
» Extra credit questions
» Differences among different classes or sections of the same course
» Student feedback about the exam
(e.g., "You told us to omit that section or the notes".)
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