Grading: Useful Techniques

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University of Guelph Grading Guidelines

Grading Written Reports or Papers

Grading Oral Presentations

Grading Class Participation

Grading Examinations and Tests

Plagiarism: It Does Happen in University

In the Classroom . . .

In the Classroom . . .

  1. You are marking reports and find two papers which are practically identical. Plagiarism is a serious offence for which students can be given an immediate zero in a course. What would you do?
  2. After handing back a set of lab reports, a student comes to you to complain about his or her grade. The student received 8/10 and his/her partner received 9/10. The student wants you to justify the grade. How would you handle this situation? How would you prepare for it?
  3. Your professor has a definite set of expectations for your seminars. He/she has determined the format (presentations), the readings (which you think could be improved), and the percent of marks (35%). You have been assigned to this course two weeks before the start of the semester. The course outline ha not yet been completed. Would you attempt to negotiate any changes? If you would, how would you go about doing so?


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