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Social Sciences - Mathematics & Statistics | | Dutch term or phrase: gemiddelde beslissing | This appears in an article about statistics, specifically regarding instructors' grading practices:
"Sommige docenten hanteren dit middel --grote spreiding-- opzettelijk om hun invloed bij ***gemiddelde-beslissingen*** (b.v. bij overgangsvergaderingen) te vergroten. Bij de veelal gangbare beslissings-methoden kan de docent, die uitsluitend zessen en zevens, althans géén onvoldoendes geeft, inderdaad vaak evengoed wegblijven: zijn woord telt niet mee." |
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| | Decisions based on averages / mean(s) | Explanation:
Decisions (or decision strategies, grading or grading strategies, etc.) based on averages (or the average).
I don't think there's an exact phrase for this. Basically the mean can be influenced the variance (or spread) of the data, and therefore it does not (always) provide an accurate reflection of the "average" score (which is why some lecturers are using it to their advantage!):
e.g "The reason for this is that grading based on averages will discourage students from simpler contribution, which might pull down their averages. Instead, the teacher gets an overview of the student results when deciding on the final grades for the course."
ref. http://cmc.dsv.su.se/KOM2000/help-Courses.html |
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Adam Smith
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Local time: 05:46
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18 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 Decisions based on averages / mean(s)
Explanation:
Decisions (or decision strategies, grading or grading strategies, etc.) based on averages (or the average).
I don't think there's an exact phrase for this. Basically the mean can be influenced the variance (or spread) of the data, and therefore it does not (always) provide an accurate reflection of the "average" score (which is why some lecturers are using it to their advantage!):
e.g "The reason for this is that grading based on averages will discourage students from simpler contribution, which might pull down their averages. Instead, the teacher gets an overview of the student results when deciding on the final grades for the course."
ref. http://cmc.dsv.su.se/KOM2000/help-Courses.html
| Adam Smith
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Local time: 05:46
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18 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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