I suspect that this student wouldn't do a "poop load" of extra work anyhow. (I love Annette's flowery adjectives; a girl after my own heart, as the expression goes...)
But words to the wise: At Plymouth State University, where I'm an adjunct, we received the following reminder which I think clearly addresses possible problems with Annette's suggestion: 1. It is against faculty policy to allow any student the opportunity to do any "extra work over and above that described in the syllabus, to influence his or her grade, when the same opportunity has not been made available to all students." 2. No student may be permitted "to perform extra work after final grades have been submitted to improve his or her grade." 3. Final grades may not be changed unless there has been (a) an error in computing the grade or (b) a documented violation of the Fair Grading Policy. Do other institutions have this policy? I think it's a good one, and it saves us the extra pressure from students once they get a look at their grade and think they could possibly get it changed by doing some after-the-fact extra credit. Then *we're* stuck with the poop load of extra work. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 4:09 PM, <tay...@sandiego.edu> wrote: > Give him/her a poop load of extra work to master in one week's time and if > the student is willing to do it, and does, in fact, do it, then raise the > grade. It's Christmas and the student might make a great X-ray tech. Don't > know what else would predict success as much as desire. All this assumes the > student faithfully really did attend class and take notes and try to master > work in the first go-around but needs a second go-around to master it. > (first goaround in your class as I understand it's not the first go-around > so to speak.) > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > 619-260-4006 > tay...@sandiego.edu > > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:01:17 -0500 (EST) > >From: "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <drb...@rcn.com> > >Subject: [tips] A student request - Any comments > >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" < > tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> > > > >I got the message below yesterday from a student who, in spite of what she > says did not attend approximately 1/3 of the classes. What you see is a > copy of her email without editing. My syllabus states clearly that the > grade is based on the four scheduled tests (and I offer an "optional" final > exam so that a student who misses a test or who wants to try to improve > their grade by replacing a low grade on one of the four tests). Her grades > were 49, 60, 65, and 70 and she did not take the "optional" final exam. The > syllabus also says there are no extra credit opportunities. Any comments? > WWYD? > > > >"Dr. Wildblood > > > >I know this is very late but after reviewing my grades for this semester I > realized that my grade for your class, Psychology was my only grade that was > below a B. I am applying to Radiology school at Mary Washington Hospital in > Janurary and they willl not accept an application with a gade that i > received in your class. I know that the grade reflects work that i did in > your class,but i shpwed up tp class everyday and took notes and payed > attention. This is my second time taking psychology because my credit from > last year at UVA WISE did not transfer and i happened to have a B in that > class. (go figure). Although the only thing that helped me receive that B > was extra work and assigments that were given in class by the professor. I > am not a good test taker as you can see. I study for the tests and think i > know the information. But when i am given the test i do horrible. Is there > anything i can do, an extra paper or something that i can turn in or email > you that will raise my ! > ! > g! > >! > >! > >rade to a B. i need it for Radiology school. If i need to make an > appoitment and come in i am willing to do that. > >thank you" > > > >. > >Robert W. 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