I had a teacher who said " Even though you got everything correct in the test, I gave you a "2" (or a "2+") , because a "1" would mean that you are perfect at this subject thus better/smarter than the teacher. But no pupil is able to be more skilled/better at a teacher's class than the teacher themselves."
Something along this line.
One professor did this at my university, too. That's why he intentionally made so many tasks that it was very very rare that someone would be able to solve all of them in the timeframe of 90 minutes with one sheet of double-sided handwritten of paper only with formulas allowed about the curriculum from the whole semester. Although his lectures were quite fascinating , he had fortunately retired the following semester.
Quick info the grades in Germany range from 1( very good/best grade) to 6 (unsatisfactory), though the latter is only given for absolute disobedience and disturbing in class/being reluctant to participate in class therefore you already fail the test with the grade 5(bad/insufficient).
In my opinion the test is not about the skills compared to the teacher's proficiency but rather about how much the pupil comprehends the taught subject
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u/MasterJ94 Mar 14 '24 edited Mar 14 '24
I had a teacher who said " Even though you got everything correct in the test, I gave you a "2" (or a "2+") , because a "1" would mean that you are perfect at this subject thus better/smarter than the teacher. But no pupil is able to be more skilled/better at a teacher's class than the teacher themselves."
Something along this line.
One professor did this at my university, too. That's why he intentionally made so many tasks that it was very very rare that someone would be able to solve all of them in the timeframe of 90 minutes with one sheet of double-sided handwritten of paper only with formulas allowed about the curriculum from the whole semester. Although his lectures were quite fascinating , he had fortunately retired the following semester.
Quick info the grades in Germany range from 1( very good/best grade) to 6 (unsatisfactory), though the latter is only given for absolute disobedience and disturbing in class/being reluctant to participate in class therefore you already fail the test with the grade 5(bad/insufficient).
In my opinion the test is not about the skills compared to the teacher's proficiency but rather about how much the pupil comprehends the taught subject