By: cwinton
I’ve always used numeric grades based on percentage correct and even when a question is best allocated a letter grade I assign both a letter and a number so the student can relate it to those grades...
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Moot debate. The letters and numbers are interchangeable, sooner or later, and neither has a whole lot of external validity by itself. What I use is option 3. A B is what an employer would expect for...
View ArticleBy: gavatron
Since some of the discussion has turned to grading schemes, I just want to point out that many University senates already do much of the work for us by providing what amounts to be a University-wide...
View ArticleBy: jkaron
When grading writing, I use strictly full grades. That is, a paper receives an A, B, C, D, or F. Like a ranking system in, say, boxing or the martial arts, one paper that is an A may be objectively...
View ArticleBy: jkaron
I should have commented on the helpful comments concerning grades. I don’t say that “C” is “average,” since that invokes a statistical distribution (it would be impossible for everyone in a class to...
View ArticleBy: cmcclain
1. Numbers are just as subjective as letters. Don’t kid yourself by thinking otherwise. 2. Letters “quantify” just as much as numbers. Don’t kid yourself by thinking otherwise. 3. The advantage of...
View ArticleBy: ksledge
numbers, all of the way! You need to be able to calculate a final grade objectively. I also tell students precisely what the grades translate to in terms of letters, so they are more sure of what it...
View ArticleBy: usaret
I teach English, mostly composition, and use letter grades (and +/-) on student assignments. I have a numerical conversion table in my syllabi, and post grades using Blackboard’s gradebook (which...
View ArticleBy: janesdaughter
Tabcatter, I wish you had been my professor many years ago when I received my first ever F on a writing assignment, all because I interpreted the instructions in a manner the professor (a graduate...
View ArticleBy: 12039333
I’ve used both over the years, but as I teach English composition and literature, I find the quality of the work hard to quantify. The most successful system for me is to develop descriptive rubrics...
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