Word: grading
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...Don’t (Cliffies) write offers to come over and read aloud to us your illegible remarks—we can (officially) read anything, and we may be married. Write on both sides of the page—single bluebook finals look like less work to grade, and win points. This chic, shaded calligraphic script so many are affecting lately is handsome, and is probably worth a good extra five points if you can hack...
...Grade inflation—that Loch Ness monster of Harvard perennially sighted by those who recall the days of the “Gentleman’s C”—has yet again reared its head. In a letter to the Faculty of Arts and Science last week, Dean of Harvard College Benedict H. Gross ’71 provided updated statistics that drew him to the conclusion that “grade compression continues to be a concern.” His evidence: Over half of the grades awarded to undergraduates were...
When fifth grade teacher Caryl Brown sends her students home with an assignment that requires research, she knows that most of them will rely on the Web for information. But with millions of websites, how can kids find what they're looking for and, more importantly, be sure they can rely on that information? "It's overwhelming to me, let alone an 11-year-old," says Brown...
...special upstairs area where living conditions are more tolerable. There, inmates can have access, for a price, even to such luxuries as Direct TV or an Xbox. Some install kitchens in their rooms and pay someone to bring food from outside, so as to avoid the sardines and third-grade meat served in the prison. Funds come from prisoners' families and, in some cases, taxpayers' money in their home countries...
...math department are paid a base rate depending upon their experience as a CA, according to Judson. Then, each is paid more depending upon the size of the class, and accordingly, the number of homework assignments they must grade...