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Your editorial of April 21, on "grading exams," was most welcome. Much of the potential educational value of exams is lost when the student has no opportunity to see his exam again, and to learn where his performance was deficient.
There has been considerable complaint from instructors on the poor quality of writing in exams. Little effort is made on their part to improve that standard, however. A few course heads have taken the trouble to permit the Student to see his exam before the grade has been recorded with...
The chief reason for the present lack of personal attention is caused by the excessive burden on the readers. In many courses, the instructor carries more than his share by grading graduate papers. The undergraduate burden, therefore, falls chiefly on the assistants, with an average of a little less than...
Although there are few students who will wait for a week after their last exam in June for its return, there could be an improvement next year in the case of the February exams. The number of readers should be increased so that more attention can be paid to each...
Selden Rodman has collected 100 American poems, ranging from the twisted, Donne-like prayers of colonial minister Edward Taylor to a fine elegy by 31-year-old Robert Lowell. To introduce the poems, Rodman has written a breathless essay which takes the reader on a dizzy, profitless tour of American...