Ever wonder why we have the A-F grading scheme? You're not going to like the answer!

Here are the articles I mention in this episode:

Starch, D. and Elliott, E.C. (1912) Reliability of the Grading of High School Work in English. School Review, 20, 442-457.

Starch, D. and Elliott, E.C. (1913) Reliability of Grading Work in History. School Review, 21, 676-681.

Starch, D. and Elliott, E.C. (1913) Reliability of Grading Work in Mathematics. School Review, 21, 254-259.

Starch D. (1913) Reliability and distribution of grades. Science, 38, 630–636. 

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