"G. Marc Turner" wrote:
> I will normally assign a W to any student that completes
> the drop procedure and talks to me about why they are dropping.--
The option has been taken away from us here. Before this semester, a student
could withdraw from the class until mid-term. However, the instru
Grades are to some extent predictive of future job performance so I think
an interesting question is - are they better predictors with the F's
included or not included?
Note to self - possible dissertation topic?
***
Erica Klein
Univ
Very early in my teaching career, a very wise teacher old me, "Don, if
you give everyone A's, no one will never complain...if you give out too
many F's the students will be on your case, and the administration will be
on my case."
I suspect these kinds of pressures exist everywhere, and what w
Here we can only assign a grade of W if the student completes the drop
procedure (call the telephone registration system, drop the course, pay the
$10 drop fee...an improvement over the old system, btw.) Through the 12th
class day, if the student drops it is an automatic W. But, after that time
(u
>K Jung wrote on 12/21 2:51 PM >>>
>I was astonished to find that approximately 50% of the faculty
>here award "W's" (withdrawals) to those students who have
>earned an F in the class. The rationale goes something like this:
>"F's are punitive." "Students will be prevented from going on
>with an
>>
>From a 2-year branch of New Mexico State where our funding is
>heavily dependent on enrollment,
>Sue
>
I believe that most of us work at schools where funding depends on
enrollment, especially funding for new buildings, more hires, etc.
However, I believe that we have an obligation to uphold
K Jung wrote on 12/21 2:51 PM >>>
I was astonished to find that approximately 50% of the faculty
here award "W's" (withdrawals) to those students who have
earned an F in the class. The rationale goes something like this:
"F's are punitive." "Students will be prevented from going on
with an F
Kitty:
I think that giving "W"s instead of "F"s is a lot of nonsense, and I
suspect that "student oriented" means they don't want the kids to flunk out
because of $$$.
At my school, and I suspect others, instructors cannot issue "W" grades. The
student has to go to the dean's office and ma
Here, our administration and student services personnel are pretty
clear. It's the student's responsibility to withdraw. If the
student doesn't, then the student earns an F.
With that said, faculty are encouraged to identify students who have
stopped coming to class and report them to the
We are not allowed to award W's to students on the final grade sheet. Giving
an I is supposed to given in extraordinary circumstances. To encourage this
when we give an I, we must fill out an additional form. On the form we must
include all grades for assignments turned in, as well as what needs t
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, K Jung wrote:
> I am a new faculty member at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno,
> Nevada. I was astonished to find that approximately 50% of the faculty here
> award "W's" (withdrawals) to those students who have earned an F in the
> class. The rationale goes so
I am a new faculty member at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno,
Nevada. I was astonished to find that approximately 50% of the faculty here
award "W's" (withdrawals) to those students who have earned an F in the
class. The rationale goes something like this: "F's are punitive."
"Stu
It's a one year course, stressing mostly the practical
aspects of methodology, leading to doing research
and writing a paper. It's not a course in statistics. I just
was assigned the second semester; there's no text
recommended for either semester from person that
used to teach this.
Can anyone
I don't why I received this email and perhaps others of you did as
well but I include it here FYI.
Bill
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Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 22:57:49 +1300
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