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From: Stuart Mckelvie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Christopher D. Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Grading papers: Was Re: reliability of scoring RE:
length of papers
Date sent: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:52:11 -0500
Dear Tipsters,
Chris Green certainly was a student in my courses (and a pretty
good one, to boot....).
But as for that grade of 79.75%, I plead either not guilty or (old
Scottish verdict) not proven (because I cannot remember).
I plead guilty to the detailed breakdown that you would have seen
in my marking schemes. However, because all partial marks are
whole numbers, I cannot see how 79.75% would occur.
On the other hand, Chris might have received 79% for an essay.
That paper was probably worth 25, so I gave him 19.75. Decimal
places would be kept like this until the grades from other parts of
the course were in!
Precisely yours,
Stuart
Date sent: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:56:24 -0500
From: "Christopher D. Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Grading papers: Was Re: reliability of scoring RE:
length of
papers
Send reply to: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences"
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> Stuart Mckelvie wrote:
>
> > Dear Ti[sters,
> > FYI, I attach the scoring schemes that I use to grade term papers (essays) and
>research
> > projects. By marking in each category, I think you minimize (but of course do not
>eliminate)
> > error.
>
> Dear TIPSters,
>
> Having (once upon a time) been on the receiving end of Stuart's marking schemes, I
>can say that
> it was the most detailed evaluation I think I ever received. As I recall (do you,
>Stuart?), he
> once gave me a mark of 79.75%, all broken down into numerous categories. It sure
>gave the
> appearance of objectivity! :-)
>
> Regards,
> --
> Christopher D. Green
> Department of Psychology
> York University
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
> M3J 1P3
>
> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> phone: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164
> fax: 416-736-5814
> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/
>
>
>
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