Questions tagged [grading]
Grading questions ask how to properly, effectively, and fairly assign grades to assignments/exams/quizzes.
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How to grade a flipped class to improve participation and attendance
A flipped service course for me is an arrangement where videos are online and on-campus class time is used for problem solving by students. I usually have a homework due date the day after the ...
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Is there a mathematics core assessment rubric?
Many universities in USA ask their faculty to perform a "core assessment" where they evaluate (typically) freshman students, near the end of semester, on their understanding of the courses ...
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Is it a good idea to give partial points in grading
When grading problems on quizzes and exams, I often break them down into sub-problems, each worth a portion of the total points. I use rubrics to award partial credit for each sub-problem. However, ...
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Seeking Advice on Incorporating Online Discussions into Course Grading
I've been utilizing edstem.org for facilitating math and logistics discussions in my course. Its support for LaTeX and hand-drawn illustrations has been convenient. Typically, students post questions, ...
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What is important to keep in mind in grading proof-based courses?
I am an undergraduate grader at my institution where I have been entrusted with grading a section of an undergraduate analysis course; it's usual for this role to be offered exclusively to graduate ...
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Adjusting a Bonus Points System to More Equitably Benefit Struggling Students
I am a mathematics professor seeking advice on refining my grading system for future courses. I currently employ a bonus points system intended to provide a catch-up mechanism for students who may be ...
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Is there a fair way to increase the grade of students who did not do well in exams?
How can I fairly compensate a student who showed passion and dedication for my undergraduate course but performed poorly on the final exam, without unfairly advantaging them over other students?
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Point Deductions - Exams and Quizzes
With regard to an undergraduate statistics course, I am developing a standardized list of point deductions with the TAs (doctoral students) so that graders are consistent in what they are taking off ...
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What value is there in requiring students to answer word problems in complete sentences?
This is related to my previous question What value is there in requiring students to declare the dimensions of an answer when it is already clear from context? , but with a different focus.
A sizeable ...
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When is the best time to return a graded assessment?
I teach high school Pre-Calculus. In an effort to make my lessons more efficient time-wise, one area I think I can improve is choosing the right time to return graded assessments to my students (that ...
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What should I do if students did very poorly in the mid-term exam?
In the linear algebra course I taught, I have three exams. In the first exam, which is probably too hard, students did poorly. So many students said they have lost confidence. To encourage them, I ...
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How should I grade true-or-false questions if the student's writing is unclear?
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I am having a difficult time grading this paper as I am not sure if the student intentionally wrote the answers in such a way that each answer looks like both "T" (...
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What is the right feedback for incorrect cancellation?
Here are three "cancellations" seen during algebra simplification, two of which are invalid.
(1) $\frac{x + 6}{6} = \frac{x+6\hspace-1.2ex\diagup}{6\hspace-1.2ex\diagup} = x$
(2) $\frac{6x ...
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Peter Liljedahl "Thinking Classroom" pedagogy: what is evidence for its effectiveness?
Peter Liljedahl discusses a lot about "thinking classrooms". There is research and books, which show, that his methods transform classes from "non-thinking" to "thinking"....
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How to grade group project or group assignment?
I am writing a syllabus for a statistics course which I will teach next year. My plan includes a group project for students. To reflect the contributions of each students, I want to grade the project ...
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