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But professors involved in the process said yesterday it is unlikely that any action would be taken on the issue. The subject of grading was first raised after a survey showed a majority of the faculty preferred the more stringent grading system. Defenders of the current system say 'F' grades...
In November, Stanford's Committee on Academic Appraisal and Achievement presented a report to the Faculty Senate citing a faculty survey taken last year in which two-thirds of the respondents said they would prefer a "historical record" grading system, said Professor David Wellbery, former chairman of the committee. The...
Wellbery said the report was "self-initiated by the committee to look at grading practices at Stanford." The report did not call for action but merely presented the facts of the survey which resulted in some discussion.
In its presentation to the Faculty Senate, the committee did not recommend the change. It concluded that the change "would unfortunately and perhaps dangerously 'moralize' the practice of grading; it would create a 'scarlet letter' within the grading system. This could have deleterious psychological effects on students already burdened by...
The problem is exacerbated for head teaching fellows, particularly in large courses, who must cope with administrative details such as coordinating grading between sections and dealing with students who want to switch sections.