23 Dec 2008, 5:28 pm
A350XWB wrote:
DNForrest wrote:
At Oregon State University that would be the three Physical Chemistry Exams, where the class average is usually 20-40%, with just one or two people achieving an A- percentage. I somehow managed to get a 133/150 on the third class' final. I was most hated for that one.
How large are the classes? For one to get a 133/150 when the average is 20-40% implies a high casino index, at or near 1. And also a few others who failed miserably or were disadvantaged by the high CI of the tests.
As ValMikeSmith said, a test is like a lottery ticket "for winning a degree."
It's a class required to be taken by all Chemical Engineers and Chemistry majors, so it was about 100-200 people in the class, depending on the year. The problem was the way the professor taught, his tests were over materials almost never covered in the homework or in the lectures. Admittedly my final's high score was due more to me actually studying from the book rather than luck, but it was still a pain in the ass.
27 Dec 2008, 11:16 pm
Some subjects, like creative writing or sociology, are subjects where grading is subject to the luck of the draw. Where one could almost gamble his/her grade on the roll of the dice and make no difference. The base casino index is often very high.
However, science is known not to be a bunch of casino subjects (although some teachers can give exams with high CIs).
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