I don't give "extra credit" but I do offer a make-up policy ONLY to students who come to see me 1:1--this could be difficult if you have toooooo many students.
For half credit, for MC items they have to write two sentences for me: (1) why the answer I say is "correct" is the best one of the choices, and they have to not a page number or lecture date. ONE sentence for that. (2) why they picked the wrong answer--and I want them to be as honest as possible because frankly, I don't care, even if the answer is "I just didn't study enough" the bottom line is, the second sentence is for them to learn something about test taking. I then score these--and it is not automatic full credit--they sometimes still get it wrong :-( I also allows half credit for the total amount of credit missed in essay questions; this means that sometimes students have to rewrite a 20 point item just to get 2 more points--if they so chose--usually only the ones who really did badly take this option. This system prevents leap-frogging and adds to their knowledge base. Annette Quoting "Christine L. Grela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > (sorry for any cross posting) > > Dear TIPSters, > > I think this topic may have been touched on before, but I would like to > get some input. > > I have just had my Intro to Psych class finish their midterm exams, and > overall, the class is scoring about 50%. > > In previous years, I have curved my exams (the high score so far is 115 > out of 140), but I put a statement on the syllabus that grades would be > determined by a 90, 80, 70% structure. However, given this scoring > system, a good portion of my students are failing - which doesn't make > either them or me happy. > > I don't want to reward students who haven't been putting time and effort > into studying, but, on the other hand, I don't want to fail half of my > class (or have them drop). So, does anyone have any recommendations? I > was thinking of offering extra credit to students who corrected their > own exams - but I wasn't sure how much to offer. I am also offering 10 > points to students who completely a study guide prior to the exam. > > Again, I don't want to give credit to students who don't deserve it, and > the midterm is only worth 30% of their grade, but it seems like they do > need some additional help. > > Christine L. Grela > Instructor of Psychology > McHenry County College > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
