For my Intro class I let my students correct their answers on the weekly quizzes and will give them 50% of the points. The corrections are short descriptions explaining why the correct answer is the correct answer.
Gary J. Klatsky, Ph. D. Director, Human Computer Interaction M.A. Program Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oswego State University (SUNY) http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky 7060 State Hwy 104W Voice: (315) 312-3474 Oswego, NY 13126 Fax: (315) 312-6330 All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. Albert Einstein -----Original Message----- From: Christine L. Grela [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 11:05 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: improving student performance and grades through extra credit? (sorry for any cross posting) Dear TIPSters, I think this topic may have been touched on before, but I would like to get some input. I have just had my Intro to Psych class finish their midterm exams, and overall, the class is scoring about 50%. In previous years, I have curved my exams (the high score so far is 115 out of 140), but I put a statement on the syllabus that grades would be determined by a 90, 80, 70% structure. However, given this scoring system, a good portion of my students are failing - which doesn't make either them or me happy. I don't want to reward students who haven't been putting time and effort into studying, but, on the other hand, I don't want to fail half of my class (or have them drop). So, does anyone have any recommendations? I was thinking of offering extra credit to students who corrected their own exams - but I wasn't sure how much to offer. I am also offering 10 points to students who completely a study guide prior to the exam. Again, I don't want to give credit to students who don't deserve it, and the midterm is only worth 30% of their grade, but it seems like they do need some additional help. Christine L. Grela Instructor of Psychology McHenry County College [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
