While that distribution is reasonably achievable in general for undergraduates, postgraduate classes have a totally different distribution typically, as mature-age students usually have a better idea of what to do to achieve the grade they want, so grades tend to hump around DI/HD.
Also the student body is not uniform. There is often a two-humped distribution due to such factors as knowledge of English: those who have only the bare minimum required for entry into the course often struggle. In computer programming subjects there is often a two-humped distribution between those who "get" programming and those who don't - though that's mainly via coursework.
Oh, I'm familiar with problems of double-hump distribution. That's not really what I'm having a go at - I'm griping about those who can't figure out how to get reasonable distributions without fiddling, for things that should be straightforward.
As for postgraduates / mature age - yes, it's expected that the average will be higher, but that's partially because the expected distribution is higher. (The Powers That Be seem to prefer successful postgrad classes to successful undergrads)
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Also the student body is not uniform. There is often a two-humped distribution due to such factors as knowledge of English: those who have only the bare minimum required for entry into the course often struggle. In computer programming subjects there is often a two-humped distribution between those who "get" programming and those who don't - though that's mainly via coursework.
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As for postgraduates / mature age - yes, it's expected that the average will be higher, but that's partially because the expected distribution is higher. (The Powers That Be seem to prefer successful postgrad classes to successful undergrads)
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