Good point in general. In this particular case, however, Iowa requires too
semesters of rhetoric for everyone. That means that they have something like
200 sections of rhetoric per year, so if the classes has even the same
percentage of student complaints as normal undergraduate classes the
d
> Has anybody tested the hypothesis that professors
> assign easy grades
> because it sucks up too much time?
Hi,
I am intersted in a related question. Are grades of
new and/or 'experimental' classes intentionally
inflated?
New classes often suffer from poor attendance and an
initial bout of 'i
Also consider the possibility that many departments get budgets based on
enrollments - and tough grades scare students away! Fabio
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In the Rhetoric Department at Iowa instructors who tried to actually teach
> writing and therefore generated many s
> begin with? Why did grade inflation begin to occur
> when it did (the 1960s??)? I doubt it was because
> grading time increased?
Actually, grading time increased around the 1960's - larger class sizes.
Per student it's less but many more students. Also, it's my impression
research requirement
In the Rhetoric Department at Iowa instructors who tried to actually teach
writing and therefore generated many student complaints were offered out of
their contracts--that is, forced out--because the chair and assistant chair
didn't want to deal with student complaints.
In a message dated 1/1
If that were the case, why werent grades easy to
begin with? Why did grade inflation begin to occur
when it did (the 1960s??)? I doubt it was because
grading time increased?
Grading can take a lot of time, but at research
universities, faculty often dont do their own
grading. Multiple choice
Has anybody tested the hypothesis that professors assign easy grades
because it sucks up too much time?
Consider the costs of tough grading - spending more time correcting
papers, extra time spent arguing grades with students and the extra effort
it takes to design challenging tests and assignmen
