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My favorite class in college (Analytical Chemistry)
operated on
a "contract for grade" basis. There was a list of activities
(including
labs, tests, quizzes and homework) and a set number of points for each
final grade. You worked until you got your desired grade. . . .
So I will ask the question that has always bothered me: Once a
physicist/chemist/engineer/scientist leaves school, when will
he/she/it
ever take another test? Because the issue of extra credit and testing
assumes that testing is a better method of evaluating student
mastery of
the material. Tests revolve around solving known problems
with limited
resources in a fixed time. Most professionals that I am aware of, do
not approach problem-solving with those skills. . . .