I also get the related question of what grade is needed on the final for the student to earn a particular grade. I tell students that I will remind them of the grades they have earned, but that I believe they can do arithmetic and algebra themselves. The students usually smile and thank me for reminding them of their grades.
Joe Joseph J. Horton, Ph. D. Box 3077 Grove City College Grove City, PA 16127 724-458-2004 jjhor...@gcc.edu In God we trust, all others must bring data. -----Original Message----- From: Stuart McKelvie [mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 10:36 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Where do I stand in the course? Was: Please check my paper BEFORE you grade it Dear Tipsters, The thread on pre-grading prompted my new question. >From time to time, near the end of the semester and before the final exam, a >student will ask me to tell them where they stand in the course. My usual response is to tell them that they have all the graded work, so they can calculate it for themselves. I also tell them that I myself do not really wish to have my attention drawn to their current standing so that I can be as objective as possible when grading the final. Of course, one inevitably knows how some students are doing but even then I try not to look at the names on the exam as I reach for the next one. Thoughts? Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________________ "Floreat Labore" "Recti cultus pectora roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: 819 822 9600 x 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: 819 822 9661 Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca (or smcke...@ubishops.ca) Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy Floreat Labore" ___________________________________________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: jjhor...@gcc.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13276.cca437dfff11995edc035566eabec9a7&n=T&l=tips&o=8313 or send a blank email to leave-8313-13276.cca437dfff11995edc035566eabec...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8320 or send a blank email to leave-8320-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
