> One really important factor is the grading curve, if used.
I never use it to grade, because it is empirically unfair.
The further you move in the educational system, the less
people's aptitute matches a Gaussian or "normal" distribution.
(I also often fought a lot with management and HR when I was a manager in industry, as my team was hardly statistically normal (100% Ph.D.s from top places) imposing a Gaussian for bonus payments on a strongly left-skewed distribution is unfair. Microsoft introduced this and got into legal trouble, and many companies followed late and didn't realize the legal trouble part.)
I never use it to grade, because it is empirically unfair.
The further you move in the educational system, the less people's aptitute matches a Gaussian or "normal" distribution.
(I also often fought a lot with management and HR when I was a manager in industry, as my team was hardly statistically normal (100% Ph.D.s from top places) imposing a Gaussian for bonus payments on a strongly left-skewed distribution is unfair. Microsoft introduced this and got into legal trouble, and many companies followed late and didn't realize the legal trouble part.)