Hi from also-not-quite-down-the-hall! Basically, you could do anything you suggested, and it would probably work. I think Robert's original suggestion was to grade the entire exam holistically: Did the student show consistent understanding of all topics (up to minor errors)? Assign a single point value based on the answer to that questio…
Hi from also-not-quite-down-the-hall! Basically, you could do anything you suggested, and it would probably work. I think Robert's original suggestion was to grade the entire exam holistically: Did the student show consistent understanding of all topics (up to minor errors)? Assign a single point value based on the answer to that question. But you could apply the same principle to four key topics separately, and add the totals together. I've done that in several classes before, and it works fine.
Hi from also-not-quite-down-the-hall! Basically, you could do anything you suggested, and it would probably work. I think Robert's original suggestion was to grade the entire exam holistically: Did the student show consistent understanding of all topics (up to minor errors)? Assign a single point value based on the answer to that question. But you could apply the same principle to four key topics separately, and add the totals together. I've done that in several classes before, and it works fine.