EDF 5481 READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS
OVERVIEW
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EDF 5481 READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS |
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OVERVIEW |
EDF
5481 METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
INSTRUCTOR:
DR. SUSAN CAROL LOSH
FALL
2002
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assignments, I reference the Florida State University's system whereby:
A = 4 points
A- = 3.75
B+ = 3.25
B = 3 points
B- = 2.75
C+ = 2.25
C = 2 points (and so on)
Thus, I add the grades in numeric scores equivalents for all assignments, then average them. Each assignment counts 5 percent.
TWO EXAMPLES
| Assignment | Student One | Student Two |
| Research Problem | A 4.0 | B 3.0 |
| Hypotheses/Experiment | A- 3.75 | B+ 3.25 |
| Design Choice/Surveys | B+ 3.25 | B 3.0 |
| "Out of the Box"/Less Structured | A 4.0 | A- 3.75 |
| Online Archives | A 4.0 | B+ 3.25 |
| Sum / 5 | 3.8 A- | 3.25 B+ |
All assignments together are 25 percent of the final grade.
NUMERIC
scores for all three exams are summed, producing a total exam score somewhere
from zero to 300.
Keeping the current letter grade equivalents:
285-300 = A
270-284 = A-
258-269 = B+
243-257 = B
under 243, the grade will depend on the total numeric score location
Then,
the grade for each assignment is weighted by its proportion to the total
grade:
Assignments =
.25
Exams
= .75
Each assignment or exam total is multiplied
by its corresponding weight.
The products are summed.
EXAMPLE: STUDENT ONE
| Assignments | A- (3.75) X 0.25 | 0.9375 |
| Exams | B+ (3.25) X 0.75 | 2.4375 |
Total = 3.375 or a B+ final course grade for Student One.
EXAMPLE: STUDENT TWO
| Assignment 1 | B+ (3.25) X 0.25 | 0.8125 |
| Exams | A (4.00) X 0.75 | 3.0000 |
Total = 3.8125 or an A- final course grade for Student Two.
ADDITIONAL
NOTES:
For many students, the final letter grade is determined very straightforwardly using the formulas above. However, I reserve the discretion to consider the following, which may raise the final letter grade slightly:
Improvement
over the course of the semester. Several students in this course never
have had a previous course in methods or statistics and the material is
entirely new to them. Thus, some students will show dramatic improvement
over the course of the semester as they gain familiarity with the terminology
and with methodological approaches.
A
strikingly excellent performance on one or more parts of an exam or assignment.
Helpful
contributions to class meetings or clarifications on course material that
indicate the student is actively grappling with the material in depth.
I will be glad to go over
any of these points: 
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August 26 2002.
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