is important to plan, keep gradebook up to date
It was interesting to entertain the idea of extra credit to support extra projects that focused on student interests.
I believe the current grading system, extra credit assignments, late policy, makeup assignments, remediation exams, are all fair and effective.
How the exams helps you know what kind of job you are doing as an instructor. You will be able to see what sections of the course you covered in an understandable way, and what sections need some additional presentation work on your part.
I liked the idea of keeping 2 points at the end of exam, for asking what have you learnt in this course which was not assessed.
I am going to stop giving extra credit and instead let the student make up missed work of redo an assignment they did poorly at.
Clear policies are important to provide fairness.
Clear and easily understandable policy for grading and x tra credit assignments.
Having worked with students for more than 10 years I can definitely agree that prompt grading is very important to them!
I typically refer the students to the syllabus regarding the policy on late or missing assignments so that there are no misunderstandings.
I loved the suggestion of having an extra credit question on the test, "Tell me something you learned that wasn't covered on this test." - Great way of gaining insights regarding what your students have learned / think is important. Also - I disagree with the concept of discussing every missed assignment with every student & then deciding consequences on a case-by-case basis. I have found that all this does is reward the student with the biggest sob story (true or otherwise) and penalize the student who is unwilling to make elaborate excuses (whether they exist or not). Instead, I have a zero late work, unlimited redo policy -- Any work turned in late is an automatic zero with no option to do it over. All other work can be redone as many times as needed to earn the desired score. Originally, I worried that this policy would result in tons of unnecessary grading but that has not proven to be the case (and I'm in Year 3 of teaching). I'll stick to my policy, thanks.
Reviewing and printing of policies on the syllabus to make sure all are on the same page
Being clear with grading policy fromt he beigning is very helpful
i liked the reading on extra credit. I think that it's a struggle for me to keep the fast learners busy and let the slower ones catch up.
Having clear policies regading asignment, test and quiz grades and updating grade book daily
Always make sure the students know your policies or where to find them.
Keeping student grades current is vital not just for the student learning experience but also for the instrucgtor. Knowing exactly where students are at any given time is important with a three week cirriculumn. Staying on-top of students who are falling behind early in the mod is imporant so you can get them back on track.
I call them my pet peevs, i let students know what i want and well be accepted.
