有关NUS考试评分系统ztStudent assessment system remains controversial By Dennis Nilsson and Noelle Loh There is one overarching problem in NUS when it comes to the grading of students: a dire lack of transparency. In an article in the February issue of the NUS Students’ Union publication, The Ridge, students are reported to be “uncertain” when asked about the grading system used in the university. The report, which raised the questions of whether a bell curve grading system is used in NUS and, if so, why and how, also suggested that information regarding the NUS grading model is obscure. The Observer has made its own investigation into the academic grading system used in NUS, and responses from students and university personnel alike reveal uncertainty and inconsistencies. The people who know, or who should know, about the ways of NUS grading are either not willing to discuss the matter or do so in rather vague terms. An air of confidentiality, secrecy and uneasiness surrounds this issue in N (more...)