tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post7938501511277315432..comments2023-09-29T04:22:04.132-07:00Comments on Quills: Translations, Part V: What the Grades Really MeanFretful Porpentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-50250557651935618322014-05-07T02:11:19.162-07:002014-05-07T02:11:19.162-07:00Great post! Thanks to it I found out that I don...Great post! Thanks to it I found out that I don't assign <b>meaningful</b> grades, but just grades (and try to add meaning via comments):<br /><br />We don't have "A+" here.<br />- Perfect but not amazing: A-<br />- Amazing, getting me to think or see things hitherto unthought or unseen by me: A (unless there are many many other faults)<br />- F : plagiarism, completely off topic, or way to many faults.<br />- Grades in between: not amazing, and a few, or some, or many major or minor faults, adding up to result in the grade given (cf. http://hckzweitblog.blogspot.de/2013/05/centuria-i-experimentum-19.html [German!] ).<br /><br />Do your students "<b>get</b>" the meaning of your grades? hckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306421069972896478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-85843541688143644572014-05-04T15:31:38.954-07:002014-05-04T15:31:38.954-07:00My personal favorite metric comes from my partner:...My personal favorite metric comes from my partner:<br /><br />A is for Amazing<br />B is for Boring<br />C is for Confused<br />D's don't really exist<br />F is for... you'll figure it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-8571210064335322132014-05-03T15:11:46.156-07:002014-05-03T15:11:46.156-07:00I wish I could change my grading scale to the foll...I wish I could change my grading scale to the following:<br /><br />A = OMG YES!!!<br /><br />C = meh<br /><br />F = oh f*ck off. <br /><br />I'd eliminate B and D if I ruled the world. :) Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-23963010779789266512014-05-03T14:16:06.302-07:002014-05-03T14:16:06.302-07:00Great sympathy and I love your metric. If there i...Great sympathy and I love your metric. If there is no objection, I plan on using in the future. Good timing as I am in the middle of grading analytic essays for numerous classes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511177228213066518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-63025365262229916532014-05-03T13:45:33.662-07:002014-05-03T13:45:33.662-07:00"D" Is sooooo much true!"D" Is sooooo much true!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636721036765732821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164185959238733667.post-81026959758423146942014-05-03T13:02:29.421-07:002014-05-03T13:02:29.421-07:00I think you are very generous, obviously beaten do...I think you are very generous, obviously beaten down by years of grade inflation;DBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.com