Using fuzzy numbers in educational grading system

doi:10.1016/0165-0114(95)00298-7

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volume 83, Issue 3, 11 November 1996, Pages 311-323

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Abstract

The purposes of the study were to try to build a structure model of a fuzzy educational grading system and propose an algorithm with it. We also discussed a method to build the membership functions of several linguistic values with different weights. Moreover, this study was prepared not only to assist teachers, in a practical setting, aggregating different test scores in order to produce a single score or grade for student, but also to help teachers deciding whether to revise an instructional procedure for their students. Finally, we would compare the traditional educational grading system with the fuzzy educational grading system and point out the advantages of using the latter system.

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