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"I think the students should get the benefit and detriment of my grading the class," he says. "I think the professor of the course is the one students are coming to class to be judged by or graded by."
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.