There has been some interesting discussion about deceased grandparents, missing tests and how makeups should/should not be handled.
We've discussed makeup tests in the past on TIPS, but it's been a while and we do seem to have some new people. When it was previously discussed I offered something I picked up at an APA poster session some years ago. The poster discussed a paper that was done about how best to handle makeup tests, and the conclusion of the author was that it worked well for both students and instructors to give all makeup tests - regardless of reason - on the day of the final exam. So that's what I've been doing and I don't have to waste any time weeding through whether or not a students reasons for missing are valid. (Sadly, and with much embarrassment, I have lost the name of the presenter so can't give credit.) Here's how I go about it: I have the student take the final exam (my university typically allows 2 1/2 hours, which is much, much more than is ever needed for my final exams), and after the student has completed the exam, I give him/her a sheet with questions (different from the original test which was missed) for each test that was given. I usually have about ten essay questions for each test. The student then answers questions for the test(s) missed. My experience has been that the makeup tests tend to follow about the same grade pattern the student has had, so there doesn't seem to be any particular advantage or disadvantage to doing it this way. It also saves me the time it takes to schedule and supervise a separate time for a makeup test after every test. Incidentally, I continue to see some kind of "this might be phishing" or something like that or my posts, as well as others who use gmail. I haven't figured out how to get around it, and hope that I haven't lost too much by people who are leery of opening an email from me. I'm toying with the idea of removing my TIPS gmail address and using my school email address. Perhaps that will solve the problem. Any other advice? (I love my gmail and it's faster than my school address.) Beth Benoit Plymouth State University Plymouth NH --- 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=38226 or send a blank email to leave-38226-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
