Re: FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-29 Thread MJ Ray
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I expected this to be a fairly common problem and hoped that a standard "formula" would already exist for it. As you quite correctly show, there are a huge number of possible scores given 10 grades (I thought of working this out but I think the factorials get too

Re: FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-29 Thread Radford Neal
In article 8tg0i6$k85$[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I am grading an HTML coursework. I have to look at their web pages and mark them against ten requirements given me as criteria, and grade each from "A" to "F". Unfortunately the schema is flawed because for example: "is xxx

Re: FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-29 Thread mart_b
Thank you all very much for your sensible replys. I was hoping to get my marking done over the weekend, but I'm going to see the Course Leader tomorrow and put my case to him and perhaps get a marking scheme more suitable. These are only first year assignments that don't count for much, but

Re: FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-29 Thread Rich Ulrich
On Sat, 28 Oct 2000 18:35:23 +0100, "haytham siala" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have to mark scripts based on a marking scheme thus: 10 questions of equal weighting, grade each answer from A to F. So each question , obviously, counts for 10%. Given a random set of grades how do I

FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-28 Thread haytham siala
Hi, I have to mark scripts based on a marking scheme thus: 10 questions of equal weighting, grade each answer from A to F. So each question , obviously, counts for 10%. Given a random set of grades how do I work out a final grade? I considered allocating for each question 10% for an "A", 8%

Re: FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-28 Thread Donald Burrill
On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Martin Boulger (impersonating haytham siala) wrote: I have to mark scripts based on a marking scheme thus: How much of the ensuing paragraph comprises requirements externally imposed upon you and not subject to your control, what conditions are debatable, and which ones

Re: FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-28 Thread mart_b
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donald Burrill) wrote: On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Martin Boulger (impersonating haytham siala) wrote: I have to mark scripts based on a marking scheme thus: How much of the ensuing paragraph comprises requirements externally imposed upon you and

Re: FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-28 Thread mart_b
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donald Burrill) wrote: Q..How much of the ensuing paragraph comprises requirements externally imposed upon you and not subject to your control, what conditions are debatable, and which ones are your own choice? (and more)... A..Sorry, I wasn't

Re: FAVOUR - Marking Scripts Statistically!

2000-10-28 Thread Ellen Hertz
Martin, It is not clear to me why you feel your system doesn't work. It is certainly in common practice. If you are not happy with the distribution of the grades, you can change the requirements for a grade from one based on percent score (such as a grade of 70% gets an A) to one based on