tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post8931480796521232530..comments2023-10-23T17:28:57.604-04:00Comments on The Other 95%: Don't You Love It When You Get More Than 100% On An Exam?Kevin Zelniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-60951399529539575632007-10-24T15:55:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:55:00.000-04:00Congratulations, you deserve recognition.Congratulations, you deserve recognition.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306493373505408904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-80814289532620300212007-10-24T10:16:00.000-04:002007-10-24T10:16:00.000-04:00Snail, thanks, I personally don't believe in extra...Snail, thanks, I personally don't believe in extra credit with my own students. I adopted my advisor's testing philosophy of making the exam hard but grading easy.<BR/><BR/>Will, I don't get it either. I think they just couldn't let me get away with a perfect score ;p<BR/><BR/>But there were 5 questions worth 5 points each, usually with multiple parts or multiple calculations that you had to get the answer.Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-14837399586161519852007-10-24T09:41:00.000-04:002007-10-24T09:41:00.000-04:00Nicely done, Kevin!I have to admit that I'm a bit ...Nicely done, Kevin!<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that I'm a bit more confused by the concept of fractional points than I am by exceeding 100%. I mean, that's why it is "extra" credit, right? But what, exactly, does it mean to miss a tenth of a point? I guess it's just because a "point" is such an arbitrary measure.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254417948332004153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-73986562136105670292007-10-24T07:32:00.000-04:002007-10-24T07:32:00.000-04:00Congratulations, Kevin! Must have been a great fee...Congratulations, Kevin! Must have been a great feeling.<BR/><BR/>I occasionally hand out and extra point or two if the work is of a standard surpassing that of other students. When someone really makes the effort, they deserve a reward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com