Word: gradinger
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But Jeremy L. Martin '96, who has served as a course assistant in both introductory and upper-level math courses, says he feels undergraduates are capable of grading even subjective assignments fairly.
Although many science courses employ undergraduates, Computer Science is a hazy area where grading can rely on both subjective and objective critiques.
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education Jeffrey Wolcowitz says the grading policy allows undergraduates to grade material "that is objectively right or wrong."
Of the appropriateness of undergraduates grading others' computer science problem sets, he is less certain.
"Although there are many different ways to write a CS program, we have attempted to [cut] out the subjectivity by grading on purely objective terms--such as functionality, efficiency and consistency of the chosen style," Abhi A. Shelat '97, a TF for Computer Science 50 and 51, wrote in an...