Curving in A&P

9livesRN, BSN, RN · 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%

mochabean · Nov 30, 2008

No curves but we can get bonus points, which doesn't happen too often.

Nepenthe Sea · 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!!

IHeartPhysiology · Nov 30, 2008

LOL! No curving at my school. That would sure be nice, though.

domarera · 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.... :confused:

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.