Grading on a curve: for some students it is the saving grace at the end of the semester and for others it is not. For faculty it is simply a topic of great debate. While many instructors at University ...

COVID-19 has presented academia with novel challenges. Virtually every institution of higher education has transitioned to online instruction, almost overnight. This rapid change occurred with little ...

Despite the obvious flaws of an educational system based upon academic standards, it is far superior to the available alternatives. The politically correct blood sport among educational commentators ...

When public school letter grades are released on Tuesday, it will mark the end of a generous scoring system sparked mostly by the tougher academic standards known as Common Core. The policy, which ...

As midterm grades roll in and students commence the push toward final examinations, it is not uncommon to see students from the different schools within Georgetown University engage in lively debates ...

Every semester, almost as soon as the course guide goes live, I log on to Atlas to review prospective classes for the next term. When I find a class that sounds interesting, I click on its tab. But ...

Last night the faculty of Yale University decided to postpone voting on a controversial modification to the school's grading system — essentially, instituting a grading curve — thus averting a major ...

So picture this: You're a professor teaching a class on the basics of surgery at a medical school. For the final exam, you give test of 50 multiple-choice items that address various facts related to ...