Does implementing the AI privilege courses that grade “on a curve”?
No. The impact of a grade in a class on a student’s AI does depend in part on the extend to which the grades in a class differentiate levels of student performance. Strictly speaking, grading on a curve means that the proportions of students receiving certain grades is specified in advance for the course, a method that ensures differentiation of levels of student performance. However, differentiation of levels of student performance can be achieved by specifying standards that must be achieved for certain grades, as long as those standards lead to differentiation of student performance.
