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On this page I describe what you can expect from me with regards to grading, feedback, and late work. You'll also learn about what is required of you to successfully complete this course.
grading & feedback
grading & feedback
The feedback in this class is intended to help you determine how to invest your time and energy to maximize learning and reduce cognitive overload. Here are a few important links to teach you how to access feedback.
How to View Rubric Results
How to View Assignment Comments on a Computer
How to View Assignment Comments on the Canvas App
How to View Annotation Comments (These are comments written directly on your assignment as opposed to comments typed in the "assignment comments" box.)
To facilitate learning, I will endeavor to grade your work within 72 hours after the due date. For each peer-reviewed assignment, the 72-hour window begins after the peer-reviews are due. H
To help you improve your work, I will provide grading comments on many of your assignments via your Canvas Gradebook.
To provide opportunities to learn from your mistakes, I will accept a limited number of revisions on every assignment.
Not Graded
Not Graded
Most of the Canvas quizzes are automatically graded. However, some quizzes and all other assignments require instructor grading. I may grade many but not all of these assignments.
Ungraded assignments will count as practice work and will not affect your grade.
You will not know in advance which assignments will be graded.
Late Work
Late Work
Successful completion of this class will be easier if you strive to meet deadlines, especially on interactive elements of the course. However, if life events interrupt your progress in this class, I will do my best to work with you!
I know that you want to be successful in this class. I also know that there are various stressors in your life and many demands on your time. I want to be supportive, so I will not deduct penalty points for late work. However, completing assignments late may increase your workload and could hurt your grade on those assignments that include a peer-review component. For the peer-reviewed assignments, if too much time has passed after the due date, your classmates will have moved on. Consequently, you will not have the opportunity to benefit from your peers' instructive comments. More importantly, you will miss the opportunity to provide feedback to your peers, and your perspective and voice will be lost. While you can still earn credit for completing much of the peer-reviewed assignment, if your work is too late, you cannot earn the points for the peer-review component of the assignment.
If you find that you are falling behind, please contact me as soon as possible – so that we can work together and devise a plan to assist you in getting caught up.
grade breakdown
grade breakdown
10% Investigate Assignments
10% Interactive Reading
15% Homework
15% Module Checkpoints (Computer Based)
15% Module Checkpoints (Peer Reviewed)
15% Unit Checkpoints (Computer Based)
20% Final Exam (Computer Based)
A plus-minus system is used to assign final grades. However a grade of C-, D+, or D- will not be assigned.
academic honesty
academic honesty
We are expected to adhere to the College Academic Honesty/ Dishonesty Policy found in the Academic Policies & Procedures section of the College Catalog.
final Exam
final Exam
Description
Description
In lieu of a traditional face-to-face final exam, you'll work through a computer-based final exam (with three attempts on each question). You will have approximately one week to complete the final, and you may work on the final at your convenience throughout the week. In other words, you do not need to complete the final in one sitting. The final exam is mandatory and will close at 5:00 pm on Monday, June 5th.
Final Exam & Overall Grade
Final Exam & Overall Grade
You need to earn at least a D on the final exam and a minimum overall grade of 70% to pass this class with a grade of C or better.
making the grade
making the grade
Investigate
Investigate
Many modules include include Investigate activities. These activities are designed to acquaint you with a topic before any formal instruction begins. By priming your brain to recognize the types of issues involved in the ensuing lesson, you will be better prepared to learn the material. There are no solutions provided for these problems, but don't worry if you can't solve them or are not confident in your answers. For the Investigate activities, your effort is more important than the correct answers. If you commit a good-faith effort, your productive struggle will serve you well as you tackle the new topic. After you finish the lesson or a subsequent lesson, things should be much clearer. No make-ups after any Investigate activity is fully graded, but I will drop your two lowest Let's Investigate scores.
Interactive Reading Quizzes
Interactive Reading Quizzes
In this Canvas course, the learning pages may include instructional text, written examples, graphics, and instructional videos. After one or two learning pages, you may encounter a short Interactive Reading quiz; you can use these graded quizzes to assess your skill attainment and concept mastery from the previous learning page(s). You have three attempts on each Interactive Reading quiz. After each attempt, you may use the automated feedback to improve your score. After two attempts, if you have not earned 100% on the quiz, you can post a question on the module's discussion board and work with your classmates to figure out any glitches. As long as your first attempt is submitted in a timely manner, it's o.k. to submit your third attempt after the due date. No make-ups after any Interactive Reading quiz is fully graded, but I will drop your two lowest Interactive Reading scores.
Homework
Homework
Each learning module includes one or more short paper-and-pencil Homework assignments. Of course, you may use the digital equivalent to complete the "paper-and-pencil" assignments in this course. Also, you may correct your mistakes and resubmit any Homework assignment until I begin grading the assignment. No make-ups after these assignments are fully graded, but I will drop your two lowest Homework scores.
Module Checkpoints
Module Checkpoints
At the end of each learning module, you will have two types of Module Checkpoints. The first type is a computer-based Checkpoint that is automatically graded with feedback. You will have three attempts on each version of each question, and you can revise your work after reviewing the feedback. The second type is a peer-reviewed assignment that provides an opportunity for you to submit your written work on two to five questions. There is no automatic feedback on the second type of Module Checkpoint, so the peer review is the only feedback that may be available before the assignment is due. Also, you cannot resubmit the second type of Checkpoint after it is graded. Think of both types of checkpoints as take-home quizzes. No make-ups after either type of Module Checkpoint is fully graded, but for each type of Module Checkpoint, I will drop your two lowest scores from this category.
Unit Checkpoints
Unit Checkpoints
At the end of each Unit is a computer-based automatically-graded Unit Checkpoint with feedback. You will three attempts on each version of each question, and you can revise your work after reviewing the feedback. Think of each Unit Checkpoint as a take-home exam covering multiple modules. No make-ups, but I will drop your single lowest Unit Checkpoint.
Final Exam
Final Exam
For more information, please see the Final Exam section above. No make-ups and no dropping low scores.
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