If it’s a low level class, a 100 or 200, it’s probably student ineptitude. If it’s a high level course, I would expect a lot more people to pass. I work in a law school and if we see a lot of students failing one professor, it’s generally a sign that professor has a chip on their shoulder.
This. It’s quite common that first or second semester courses are used to filter out students, but after the second semester that shouldn’t happen.
It’s useful to filter out people early, before significant time and effort was invested (both by the student and the staff), but mass-failing people in later courses is bad design.
If it’s a low level class, a 100 or 200, it’s probably student ineptitude. If it’s a high level course, I would expect a lot more people to pass. I work in a law school and if we see a lot of students failing one professor, it’s generally a sign that professor has a chip on their shoulder.
This. It’s quite common that first or second semester courses are used to filter out students, but after the second semester that shouldn’t happen.
It’s useful to filter out people early, before significant time and effort was invested (both by the student and the staff), but mass-failing people in later courses is bad design.