datadataeverywhere comments on Eight Short Studies On Excuses - Less Wrong

210 Post author: Yvain 20 April 2010 11:01PM

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Comment author: komponisto 30 September 2010 06:29:32PM 1 point [-]

Why is a grade (points earned)/(points possible)?

Wouldn't it make more sense for a grade to be just points earned?

That's an interesting question, of course, but it's not one that directly bears on the issue here.

I don't actually know the answer.

Comment author: datadataeverywhere 30 September 2010 06:43:21PM 1 point [-]

It does bear on my original point; the teachers I've had that used such a system indicated that we had a score of 0; each assignment was worth a specified number of points (not a percentage score), and we would get up to that many points added to our score by completing it. It just seemed to me that you wouldn't object under such a system, but I guess you don't feel that way.