cpkRN Nov 26, 2008 My school's science department just put a "no curving" policy into place this semester. However, we are allowed up to 10 bonus points spread over the semester. Think they're trying to do some weeding out. Anyone else have a program like this? 0 Likes
2bJoshRN9788 Nov 26, 2008 Without the curve, I'd have a 93.5. Although, I am probably the only person with a legitimate A. The last lecture exam's avg. was a 40 for the class! Is my class incredibly poor or is this common? 0 Likes
9livesRN, BSN, RN Specializes in SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine. Nov 26, 2008 no curving for my classes 0 Likes
polka-dot, RN Specializes in ICU. Nov 26, 2008 no curving for mine either. But there was a really easy extra credit project...so that helps. 0 Likes
sunray12 Nov 26, 2008 No curve. As far as I know they don't curve at community colleges in my state. I'm not sure why anyone would want to curve a course like a&p when just about anyone who takes it is going into a health care profession and actually needs to know the stuff. 0 Likes
bibibi Nov 26, 2008 It depends on professor. Some curve, others give extra points. My professor would curve sometimes, but not very much. He would curve about 2 points or so. But he would help you during the test if you have studied. Not in the lab though. 0 Likes
cpkRN Nov 26, 2008 The last lecture exam's avg. was a 40 for the class! Is my class incredibly poor or is this common?It's not just your class, I've seen the same situation in ALL of my higher level science classes (A&P I & II, Micro). 0 Likes
WantAccel.BSN, BSN, RN Nov 27, 2008 Wow! I thought our exam averages were low (in the low 70s). No real extra credit, save for an extra credit question on the last two exams (not on the first one, though). However, this last exam's EC question was something we did not cover in class, and it was not in the text either. The test itself was also really hard. I'm praying that's I'm able to hang on to an A in here. Oh..this is A&P II, by the way, which I'm finding is taught in a significantly more brutal way. 0 Likes
9livesRN, BSN, RN Specializes in SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine. Nov 30, 2008 see when I had A&P I & II, there were not many students in the class, so we got really close, and would help each other a whole lot!!!then before test taking we would divide in 2 groups, 1 that liked silence, would stay in the class, and we would go out and kinda talk about the subject, quizz each other, and things like that, and when it was test time, they would buzz our cell phone so we could go back!!!the lowest in the whole class was a B, because we all got on it together, when I missed lab, 2 of them would stay a couple of hours after class with me just making sure that i would understand, the brain, and the heart!!! .so i guess by doing that, we did not need any curve, nor extra credit! i finished A&P I with a 98.9 % and A&P II with a 94.5% 0 Likes
mochabean Nov 30, 2008 No curves but we can get bonus points, which doesn't happen too often. 0 Likes
Nepenthe Sea Specializes in PICU/Pedi. Nov 30, 2008 No curve in our class, either. She explained that the first day, saying "would you want someone taking care of your family members, knowing they only passed A&P with a curve?" (At our junior college, a huge percentage of students are nursing or allied health majors). She also said it was scary how many doctors make C's in A&P. We get a bonus question worth up to 4 or 5 points on each exam, and we get to write a paper about a disease of a body system we have covered this semester that will add two points to our Final grade. I don't know our class average, but I know most people aren't doing well. I have quit asking people what they make on tests. One woman in my class said that when she was picking up her last graded exam that she saw SEVERAL 20's!! 0 Likes
domarera Specializes in Emergency Department. Dec 1, 2008 My teacher is very odd. We had a test that was 111 questions and 90 and up was an A. He does stuff like this all the time and it doesn't make sense to me how he curves it. But you are allowed to miss 21 points and still get an A.... 0 Likes
hiddencatRN, BSN, RN Dec 1, 2008 My A&P teacher had a modified grading scale- 85 and up was an A, 75 and up a B, etc. No other curving.But he was a really hard teacher and expected a LOT on the tests, so I think an 85 from him is a legitimate A. I learned a lot from his class. 0 Likes
