Posted by caraher on November 8, 2008, at 11:38:14
In reply to Re: I'm really stressed out today, posted by no_rose_garden on November 8, 2008, at 11:26:30
That's just par for organic chemistry. For generations organic chemistry courses have functioned to weed out premeds, and horror stories about exams with means well, well below 50% abound.
I think it's terrible educational practice. If I were to give an exam with a mean below 50% I'd have to question whether the exam had any validity, the success of my own teaching, or both. But it is a routine practice to give exams like that...
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