Pass/Fail: An Attempt By Professional Educators To Replace The Traditional Academic Grading System With A Binary One That Can Be Handled By A Large Digital Computer.

Pass/Fail: An Attempt By Professional Educators To Replace The Traditional Academic Grading System With A Binary One That Can Be Handled By A Large Digital Computer.

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Pass/Fail: An attempt by professional educators to replace the
traditional academic grading system with a binary one
that can be handled by a large digital computer.
-- The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary

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