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On Grades and Marks: How not to Get Confused?

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Numbers have a kind of mysterious power. When someone used numbers, he believes he can never be wrong and others agree.

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  • Soh, K. C. (2011). Grade point average: What’s wrong and what’s the alternative? Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 33(1), 27–36.

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Soh, K. (2016). On Grades and Marks: How not to Get Confused?. In: Understanding Test and Exam Results Statistically. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1581-6_11

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