A note on marks that we show to students: I've found that my University's LMS allows for unicode symbols as the "grade symbols" students see in the gradebook, which allows one to use symbols that are less of a "code".
😄 : Satisfactory
😔 : Revisable
☹: Try Again
Initial feedback from students is that these are better than the default A…
A note on marks that we show to students: I've found that my University's LMS allows for unicode symbols as the "grade symbols" students see in the gradebook, which allows one to use symbols that are less of a "code".
😄 : Satisfactory
😔 : Revisable
☹: Try Again
Initial feedback from students is that these are better than the default A/B/C/D/F letter marks. Non-expression symbols like × or ✓ work too. Just gotta explain in the syllabus exactly what the symbols mean.
A note on marks that we show to students: I've found that my University's LMS allows for unicode symbols as the "grade symbols" students see in the gradebook, which allows one to use symbols that are less of a "code".
😄 : Satisfactory
😔 : Revisable
☹: Try Again
Initial feedback from students is that these are better than the default A/B/C/D/F letter marks. Non-expression symbols like × or ✓ work too. Just gotta explain in the syllabus exactly what the symbols mean.
Mike, I do this as well! But not all LMSs allow this (Blackboard Ultra, for example) so I've tried to avoid making recommendations.
Mike: Which LMS does your University use?