Ms Johnson Announces to the Class That 40% of the Students

question 56

Multiple Choice

Ms. Johnson announces to the class that 40% of the students will receive a "C" in the class and that the top 10% of the students will receive "A's", the next 20% of the students will receive "B's", the bottom 10% of the class will receive "F's" with the final 20% of the class receiving "D's." How can this be?

• A) Ms. Johnson uses norm-referenced grading.
• B) Ms. Johnson is a psychic.
• C) Ms. Johnson has been teaching so long, she knows this is how grades always turn out.
• D) Ms. Johnson uses criterion-referenced grading.

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