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Such discrepancies raised pedagogical concern among the EPC that student motivation suffered from grading ambiguities and the compression of the grading scale.
“Even department chairs never get involved [in grading]—no one wants to be a policeman,” said Richard A. Wrangham, Moore professor of biological anthropology and head tutor of the anthropology department, in February.
“Before we [take a closer look at honors] it makes sense to define the grading standards since [the new grades] might translate into different standards of honors,” she said.
Among its recommendations were a switch from a 15- to an eight-point grading scale to eliminate the numerical gap between a B-plus and an A-minus, and thus reduce pressure on professors to award A-range grades.
Following a yearlong controversy about grade inflation, professors unanimously adopt a new 4.0 grading scale and restrict the proportion of honors awarded each year to 60 percent. The Class of 2005 will be the first to feel the effects of these changes.