FIAE Chapter 12

Wormelli discusses using a 4.0 scale vs. a 100 scale gradng system. As much as I really like the 100 grading scale because that's what I am used to doesn't mean it is necessarily the best way. I do see how in ways a 4.0 scale can be more beneficial over a 100 scale because when assessing a student based off a rubric it is easy to determine which catergory they fit into rather than trying to assess whether the student is deserving of an 80 vs. an 85. See but what I don't agree with is that on page 157 when they say that if a "student makes one careless mistake they may receive a 3.5 or a 3.0" That is where I don't agree. If a student makes one mistake their grade shouldn't be penalized so much that on the 100 scale a 3.0 is equivalent to 84-89 or a 3.5 which equals 90-93. I feel like in that case it's not fair because a student is being penalized a significant amount for one mistake.