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Re: [Phys-l] Cramster et al.



John,
I like your grading scale. I might try something like that. Thanks for
the inspiration.

Paul.

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of John Mallinckrodt

For some time now I have dealt with this concern in part by using a
nonlinear combination of the scores from exams and those from all
other aspects of the course. In a nutshell, while I am willing to
bend over backwards to give D's and even C's for "effort" (including
scores on terribly unreliable measures like homework), it counts for
a lot less if you're aiming for a B and the only way to get an A is
by doing well on the exams. The relevant section of my syllabus is
here:

http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm/special/grading.pdf

My cutoff lines are the result of gauging the performances on my own
exams over the years, but will certainly vary with instructor.