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With regard to being hung up on grades: As I see things the
assessment of participation in my anticipated seminar format is
primarily for the students' benefit. If I assess learning, in part, by
informal evaluations based on the students' participation in class,
students need to know how the
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I sweat also and sometimes break my back carrying books, essays, and
equipment around.
One small point: saying that life is not fair is not the same as saying it
is unfair. Life is neither fair nor unfair, it just is. How we react to
events over which we have little or no control is the just a
I can relate to Harry's frustrations (see below)
My favorite is the student that I haven't seen since the second week of the
semester who comes in 48 hours before grades are due, and asks for an
incomplete.
Rip Pisacreta, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology,
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI 493
Richard Pisacreta wrote:
>
> I can relate to Harry's frustrations (see below)
> My favorite is the student that I haven't seen since the
> second week of the semester who comes in 48 hours before grades are due,
and asks for an
> incomplete.
You're lucky. Mine come in 24 hours AFTER g
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Title: Re: participation rubric
Beth
Benoit wrote:
I do believe that most of us are "hung up" on the issue of grading
because we are trying to be fair to our students. No one in
education, to my knowledge, has come up with a much better system than
assigning grades.What are altern
Joe,
Below is the section from one of my syllabi that describes how I grade class
participation in an upper level seminar course. That class is based entirely
on discussion of primary source readings. I provide feedback on that grade
at four times during the semester. The students seem to like th
Title: Re: participation rubric
> From: Louis_Schmier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> God, we are so hung up on "how do we grade this" that we really don't ask
> "is the student truly learning from this."
I do believe that most of us are "hung up" on the issue of grading because we are trying to be fair
Speaking only for myself, I DO sweat!
Pat Cabe
> >Why expect life to be fair?
>
> Why think life is unfair? Why not accept that although some people get
> prestigious academic jobs, why not be thankful that you can go to work
> every day, do what you love, and not have to sweat or break your
Kathleen, if you want participation, and if you encourage it, how does
"too much" create a grade inflation--whatever that is.
And, what happens to the student who remains silent. Is he or she thus
automatically "hurt?" Do you know why any particular student is silent or
"noisy?"
God, we are so
Hi Tipsters,
Re Joe's question on participation:
I too have desired to encourage and monitor participation, and so I've
devised a system which seems to work well.
In my courses, students can earn a maximum of 500 points (5 tests x 100
points). I award 1/2 bonus point each time a student parti
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