A Regression Approach to Fairer Grading

A Regression Approach to Fairer Grading

In this paper we describe a statistical procedure to account for differences in grading practices from one course to another. The goal is to define a course "inflatedness" and a student "aptitude" that best captures one's intuitive notions of these concepts.

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2012-09
Hauptverfasser: Vanderbei, Robert J, Scharf, Gordon, Marlow, Daniel
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Sprache:eng
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Statistical analysis
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper we describe a statistical procedure to account for differences in grading practices from one course to another. The goal is to define a course "inflatedness" and a student "aptitude" that best captures one's intuitive notions of these concepts.
ISSN:2331-8422