Honors Senior Theses/Projects
Date of Award
6-1-2013
Exit Requirement
Undergraduate Honors Thesis/Project
Department
Honors Program
Faculty Advisor
Breeann Flesch
Honors Program Director
Gavin Keulks
Language
eng
Abstract
A common grading practice among educators has been to drop low test, quiz, or homework scores to help students in their classes. Although there exist simple cases in which it is easy to determine which scores should be kept and which scores should be dropped, there are many more complex cases that require an algorithm to solve. I will be discussing different ideas for how to easily determine the best set of scores to keep, why some methods do not work, and will go into detail about an efficient algorithm.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Rosie, "Dropping the Lowest Score: A Mathematical Analysis of a Common Grading Practice" (2013). Honors Senior Theses/Projects. 27.
https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/honors_theses/27
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