It was said on tips in my digest format: I just allow my students to drop a test grade. That way I don't have to decide if an excuse is legitimate or not. I give four exams, counting the final, and the end result is usually that the good students don't have to take the final exam (and can leave for home earlier, which they appreciate). It's worked very well for me. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This would not work for me because finals are mandatory at our university! But, I have always been concerned that this policy results in giving students permission to not know the material for whatever test they opt to not take. It wasn't said but am I to assume that the final is cumulative and for this reason the ones who don't need to take the final are excused? That would make more sense because then everyone would be expected to know all the material and not just the material covered on the tests they (sometimes opted in clever ways) to take. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110-2492 tay...@sandiego.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=38248 or send a blank email to leave-38248-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
