Friday, April 21, 1972
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Review of Grades Sought
By S. ARTHUR COHEN
Kansan Staff Writer
A re-evaluation of student grades and the implications of new policies will be presented at College Assembly meeting Tuesday, the Forum Room of Columbia University.
Reports were also given by the Educational Policies and Procedures Committee (EPPC) on curricular changes.
Donald Marquis, assistant professor of philosophy, teaches comparative practices. The report stated that grading standards varied widely from department to department, but the college do not accept the traditional grading system and compare evaluations with comparative evaluation of students only appears reasonable if grades in different courses are included.
According to Marquis, information on each transcript student receives in each course in which he is enrolled at the time grades are sent; the mean grade (average grade) in each course is taken from the credit; the number of students enrolled in that course; the grade point average (GPA) for each cumulative ordinary GPA; an adjusted GPA for each semester; and an adjusted cumulative GPA.
THE MOTION stated that the student should register at RU to include additional information on each student's transcript besides
"The adjusted GPA gives an indication how a student did on the exam he took from other students who took the same courses he did in those courses in which the instructor chose to comparatively," Marques said.
MARQUIS EXPLAINED that in order to arrive at a student's adjusted GPA, subtract the mean GPA in each course from the student's grade when converted to percentile (B-3, C-2, D-1, and F-0); multiply by the number of hours credit in each course; total for the entire semester; divide by the total number of courses the student is enrolled and add 2.
his motion was referred to the ad hoc Committee on Grading Practices and Philosophy for his research, which includes Herman Lujan, associate professor of political science; Arthur Skidmore, wildlife biologist; Philip philosophy; Phil McKnight, education; David Homes, associate professor of biology; Ray Braden, professor of mathematics; Richard Sapp, professor of physics; Terry Moore, associate professor of psychology; Semb, assistant instructor of human development; Jeff Southard, Wichita freshman, and Pitman, Wichita sophomore.
HOWARD BAUMGARTEL
chairman of the EPCP and
vice-chairman of the 49 new courses have been
approved by that committee and
35 courses will change the title,
and the number of hours credit. The
number of hours credit. Twenty-four courses have been
continued; the three courses will be cross-listed
and one course will be added to
the course of Liberal Arts and
Sciences.
Three courses in the area of Environmental Studies have been offered at the semester and an LAS 48 course, Topics and Problems: Astrological Thought, has been approved for the summer session
The EPPC recommended that
A report submitted by Brower Burchill, associate professor of
MEMBERS OF the College Assembly voiced an opinion wanting more information about the University. General Studies (BGS) degree.
Physics 1 and 2 be added to major requirements, that foreign language requirements be reduced to ten hours and that the mathematics requirement be changed to include Mathematics III. This was referred to the EPC for further investigation.
In an EPPC meeting Tuesday morning, Baum gartel helped with the College Assembly meeting he held May 9. College Assembly meetings are only scheduled for the week of the month in the special meeting under consideration, the EPPC hopes to make a revision on the plan.
University Daily Kansan
biology, was read by William Conboy, professor of speech and drama, which stated that a dinner-mesetting was scheduled for the next day across the different sectors on University problems of teaching.
COLUMBIA PICTURES Presents A BBS PRODUCTION
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW R
Fifty persons have been invited to the dinner-meeting and our speeches will be segmented connected with the University. They include Floyd Horowitz, associate professor of social sciences; faculty; Dennis Embrey, Lawrence senior, students; Dr. Thomas Kershaw for academic affairs, education, and Jess Stewart, secretary and Kessiana Kansas Board of Regents.
Hillcrest
Mon. thru Thurs. 6:30 - 8:40
Friday & Saturday
3:45, 6:30, 8:40, 10:50
Sunday 3:45, 6:30, 8:40
Hillcrest
Mon-Thurs 7:30 & 9:40
Fri-Sat Sun
4:45 & 10:20 (morning)
Sat add. show at 11:50 p.m.
THEATRE POLICY
Tickets must be picked prior to show and must be at the theater.
All ticket sales are final.
No Hours Sales $2.00
ALL SEATS $2.00
Campus Madhouse Sidewalk Sale This Friday and Saturday 10-5:30 411 W.14th
--show paintings, prints, drawings and water colors that depict scenes of old Lawrence.
Mugs
Sweatshirts
Soap
Suspenders
Hats
Earrings
Art Museum To Offer Tour
The University of Kansas Museum of Art will offer a mini-tour called "Views of Lawrence" at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 12.
Elirdee Fischer Rose, a long time Lawrence author of "Wonderful Old Lawrence," will lecture
The works of art for the exhibition come from the museum's collections but are works that are not usually shown. Charles Eldridge, museum director, said Thursday.