Re: [MATHEDCC] Partial Credit?

martha a green (magreen@juno.com)
Sat, 2 Aug 1997 13:01:22 -0400

I follow a similar process for partial credit (1-1-2) ESPECIALLY a good
motivator for "minimalists" who skip so many steps 'cause "I can do it in
my head". NYS Regents (high school) has even come up with an official
means of showing "guess and check" instead of specific algebraic steps
(Don't get me started on THAT topic).

My question: Did I understand you correctly "Old Pro" ? 50% is D and
therefore "passing"! Are you talking about high school or college
students? We're still working with 65% as minimal passing (of course NO
ONE FAILS with 64,63,62%: the grade - if justified - gets "bumped up" to
a circled 65% ) The hardest is the State Regents were it's sometimes
impossible to find any extra points and a 64% IS a failing paper!
(between 50 and 64% is currently considered passing for competency, but
the student won't get a "regents diploma" - the "rules" and minimum
requirements are in the process of being changed, so things will be
different next year)

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