Faulkner said that it is important to know why a policy is what it is, whatever that policy might be. This could allow flexibility in how the grades were used, perhaps through the computation of different gpa's for different purposes. In the end, the proposal was approved by voice vote. Alvey answered that research shows that more information is obtained with anonymous comments, and that this outweighs some of the undesirable aspects of unsigned forms. Copies are available on request from the Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500.
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