Statistical moderation: A case study in grading on a curve

• Main Author: THULASIDAS, Manoj
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: assessment and evaluation; statistical modera- tion; summative assessments; grading on a curve; Computer Sciences; Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6885; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/7888/viewcontent/ID18___2021230899__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

There is a negative perception about “grading on a curve,” because of the feeling that the cohort strength may skew the final grades one way or another. However, given the difficulties in ensuring absolute uniformity in assessment across the years, especially when taught and assessed by different in...