I would remind the student of the fact that a midterm grade is not a guarantee of the final grade. Perhaps an example would help clarify this issue to the student. Suppose that at the time of the midterm grade only 30% of the total points available for the semester had been assigned (and the student had earned "A"s on everything). If the student proceeds to "blow-off" the remainder of the semester, the final grade would perhaps be 30%... in my system, that's a grade of "F". It's such a weak argument by a student, it's barely worth spending time on (although of course, the instructor is vulnerable to mistakes in calculations... so it's always worth checking when a student has a question ;-)
On Feb 18, 2008, at 10:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > do you give midterms? are you required to enter a midterm grade? what > are the pros and cons of midterms in terms of students' evaluative > progrss? > how would you handle a student who says that his/her midterm grade was > an A,but he/she got an F in the course? > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > " if con is the opposite of pro,does that > mean that congress is the opposite of progress?" > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > ======================================================== Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Utica College Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3171 "Mice may be called large or small, and so may elephants, and it is quite understandable when someone says it was a large mouse that ran up the trunk of a small elephant" (S. S. Stevens, 1958) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
