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The Origins of Grading

Submitted by Edward Bujak on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 6:39pm.

Deborah,

During one lunch, you asked about the origins of grading.

This blog entry http://thecleversheep.blogspot.com/2009/06/origins-of-grading.html is great.

It contains a good 8:04 podcast on what is  believed the origins of grading and a few links worthy of exploring.  Now I know Arthur Edington was a Senior Wrangler (I will be learning more about this great British astrophysicist at PSU Black Holes, August 2-7, 2009).

It look like we can blame the Brits and the maths teachers there for grading.

Ed

 

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