My first read is that of a known top student. That determines the bar of what's possible, though I make a mental note that this may be unrealistic. (Maybe a #2 and #3 student as well.) If top students seem to have missed a point/idea/concept, then I place the blame at my feet. Then I slog through the rest, occasionally interspersing with another known good student (to cheer me up). If my journey through all the tests has indicated a large number of mistakes on any particular question, I go back through the papers and adjust the points I previously deducted, even if Student 1, 2 and 3 got it right.
Occasionally I pass back papers with red marks indicating points deducted, then crossed out and changed. Students never complain if they got more points in my reassessment. But key for me is hanging on to those excellent/good students for reference (and to induce endorphins). Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Feb 24, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Jim Clark wrote: > > One of the (subjective) changes with age is the increasing challenge of > maintaining persistent marking behavior. It seems to me that I use to be > able to mark for longer periods of time when younger. > As a result, one explores ways to keep on task ... sub-piles, breaks, > posting to tips, ... > Any other strategies that people have found effective? > > > I keep the papers on the floor next to me--in a place where, if I don't > finish marking them quickly, my dogs eventually will exhibit their own > brand of marking behavior. It seems to keep me on task: I hate to hand back > moist, smelly papers. > > Best, > Jeff > > -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ > Knowing Ourselves: http://psysci.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Scottsdale Community College > 9000 E. Chaparral Road > Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 > Office: SB-123 > Phone: (480) 423-6213 > Fax: (480) 423-6298 > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=23939 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-23939-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23940 or send a blank email to leave-23940-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
