Fractional Grading

By:
Manny Felix , Itzel
Zerecero, Logan
Ortiz, Marcos
Holguin
Fractional Grading

Fractional Grading has been a topic discussed by students everywhere because

it either improves your GPA or drops it

For example An A- drops your GPA to a 3.7 and an A or A+ will give you a 4.0

Our goal is to research and find how it affects students at our school and give
our opinion which is that fractional grading is not something we agree with

Our hypothesis is that fractional grading has affected many students and is
costing them a good GPA, so as a result many students will be against the
fractional grading system in our opinion
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Shows a decline in grades when a
student doesnt turn in
homework, achieve high scores
on assessments, and/or not show
up for class: in other words,
distinguishes which students are
understanding the curriculum and
those who are not
- - Educators can give extra credit
which may or may not be
relevant to the class curriculum
Cons:
-Does not give those students who
put an extra effort to strive for a
greater amount of knowledge, the
credits they have dutifully earned
through the hardships of a semester
- Regent Dulany feels as though
extracurricular activities will be
forgotten if students feel like a
minus grade will terminally affect
their grade
Summary

Fractional Grading helps students but at the same time itll affect your GPA
dramatically, the idea of fractional grading was suppose to help students but the
majority disagree with fractional grading because its decreasing their GPA.
The plus and minus system allows professors to use a more fine-grained scale and
provides equity to students stated by the university. For example two students who
have a disparate performance in class, such as one who gets an 81 and another who
gets an 89 would otherwise have the same letter grade a B.
Jackson from NMSU said an amendment to the scale approved adding the .3 points to
a 4.0 would help NMSU students compete with the University of New Mexico students,
who do get the extra fraction of a point although it does not appear regents will take
up that request.
I do not believe its fair to penalize students. With the new system a 4.0 cannot be
maintained if a student earns only one A minus, Jackson said.
Methodology

Survey of students at NMSU was collected by Itzel

30 surveys 4 questions/Itzel
Communication we used for our project in canvas/Itzel
Power Point designed by Manny
Research was found by Logan and Marcos
Results

Do you think Have you been Has fractional Do you think

fractional affected grading ever fractional
grading is negatively by been beneficial grading is an
Good? fractional for you? equal
grading? opportunity for
all students?
12.5% Yes 66.6% Yes 54.16% Yes 25% Yes
83% No 33.8% NO 45.83% No 75% No
Feedback from Survey Participants

Do you think fractional Do you think fractional If you could change the
grading is Good? If yes grading is Good? If no grading system, what
explain explain would you change?

-It can specify your grade -It can makes it more -I would grade everything
being more accurate difficult to maintain a good homework, quizzes, tests,
-Provides feedback to GPA notes etc.
students doing poorly but -fractional grading is -Not use fractional grading
needs revision unfair period
-Fractional grading can -Go back to traditional
bump your GPA from a 3.0 grading
to 3.4 or 3.7 -Change the value of the
A- since it drops your GPA
-Evaluate students
individually overall to give
them grades and provide
them with tips to improve
Conclusion

Through our research we came to the conclusion that although

fractional grading has benefited few people more students have
been affected negatively by fractional grading.
Majority of students said they would rather use traditional
grading system and evaluate students individually overall.
Some students believe fractional grading is good because it
provides feedback and it specifies where you stand
academically and it can also bump your GPA from a 3.0 to 3.4 or
3.7
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