title: Use of a break point method to assign course letter grades is problematic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
authors.forename: E Robert
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D003163:Competitive Behavior; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data