Abstract
During assessments, the results of an
examination or test are assigned into a category of pass or
fail. In engineering studies and most other disciplines, the
pass/fail category is determined from grading of
assessments, typically requiring allocation of a quantitative
mark achieved by a candidate, in a given module or course
program. Institutions have well-defined policies on mark
criteria used to determine the pass/fail category. However,
quite a challenging issue arises from the category of
students whose performance falls within the pass/fail
borderline, typically 40 to 51% mark category...