I, too, post grades on my website by a randomly-assigned 4-digit number. My syllabus reads "You can choose at any point during the quarter to have your grades posted or stopped from being posted; just let me know."
Students who have concerns about others trying to figure out their grade can choose not to have their grade posted. The problem I see with the handout method is that a student may use their finger to find their number and trace their scores across the page, allowing any nearby student to see. -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://flightline.highline.ctc.edu/sfrantz/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Gerald Henkel-Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 1:41 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: posting grades > > > I have been posting exam and quiz grades, via a link on my course web > site, using student-created 4-digit codes. I was talking to > to a fellow > faculty member who expressed concern about confidentiality in that > students could, by process of elimination and other methods, > figure out > each other's four digit codes. I sure like that "handiness" > of posting > scores this way. The alternative is to periodically pass > around a sheet > during class, showing students their progress. They could > see the other > codes this way, but they wouldn't have time to "study" them. This > wouldn't be as handy, but would reduce the possibility of > this possible > confidentiality problem. > > Opinions? > > Jerry Henkel-Johnson > The College of St. Scholastica > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
