I agree that making up new tests is terribly time consuming and unfair to me. At some point in my teaching career I decided that I was punishing myself for my students' transgressions (sometimes, but even once was one time too many).
Now I have a very clear policy in my syllabus: there are no make-ups. If you must miss more than one exam you will have to drop the course as there will be insufficient assessment information. If you cannot come for an exam you must have a verifiable excuse and then your missing grade is computed as an average of the exams which were completed. (the intent is to put on a little bit of pressure to not miss an exam frivolously--anyone can call AAA and get a note that their battery was dead, even if it wasn't; but also allows everyone to move forward together and not play "catch-up" for those who were really ill, etc.). I no longer am nickled and dimed with my time and energy--as I have gotten older this has served me well. Annette [EMAIL PROTECTED] (my sig line is messing up :-( Quoting "McKinley, Marcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Now, I am rethinking my policy on this, for a few reasons, the most important > one is that it takes _lots_ of time, even given my small classes. (It takes > me about 10-12 hours to make the test, administer it, grade it, and make > sample answers.) I am trying to weigh teaching time vs. research time, and > this is one area where I could cut back to give myself a little more time for > my research. > > I am really torn and see pros and cons of going both ways. Any thoughts? > Any other thoughts about juggling teaching and research? > > Thanks, in advance, for your ideas, > Marcia > > Marcia J. McKinley, J.D., Ph.D. > Assistant Professor of Psychology > Mount St. Mary's College > Emmitsburg, MD 21727 > (301) 447-5394 x4282 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
