> Have you graded proofs? GP's approach is entirely sensible.
GP wrote characterized the mistake as a "significant misunderstanding" of the material. GP use of the word "just" strongly implied that the assessment inside the long, probably unread note was not reflect in the grade. If that is indeed the case then the student's "significant misunderstanding" of this material wasn't reflected in the calculation of their final grade, which is the textbook definition of grade inflation.
Again-- this kind of grade inflation happens often. (If the class size is greater than 75 and fulfills one of the uni's writing requirements, I'd argue it's almost a requirement that it happens.) It's a truth about an impossible situation with only bad choices, not an ad hominem.
> This already happened! University of Phoenix has been around for a while.
By disruption, I mean Uber/AirBnB style disruption. Disruption resulting in customers who leverage the technology saying things like, "Dude, it's changed the way I go out in Atlanta." I seriously doubt the existence of University of Phoenix has ever made an employer say anything close to that. (E.g., "it's changed the way we hire employees.")
I mean an accreditation service that basically tells an employer: look, do you really want to know if that employee is worth hiring?
I doubt this even requires any testing whatsoever-- just require incoming Freshman to get a Chromebook. But the end of their studies there could be a new Google "Fasttrack" app. You could make it almost like a digital scratch ticket-- giving Google the relevant permissions and you can see whether you really graduated with honors.
> If that is indeed the case then the student's "significant misunderstanding" of this material wasn't reflected in the calculation of their final grade, which is the textbook definition of grade inflation.
I don't know; it depends. I typically write my rubrics so that there are "style" points. In a really easy proof, style might be up to half the available points. In a very difficult proof perhaps only 1/10 or less.
But even that doesn't totally solve the problem. Some mistakes are on the border between style and substance. Grading and assessment aren't a perfect science.
> I seriously doubt the existence of University of Phoenix has ever made an employer say anything close to that.
Call me old-fashioned, but IMO the actual education is still the hard part of the Education Industry.
My comments have all assumed the goal is student understanding. IMO the obsession over grades (by students and by external observers), testing, and accreditation is completely mis-guided. Focus on exceptional student outcomes and the rest is easy.
GP wrote characterized the mistake as a "significant misunderstanding" of the material. GP use of the word "just" strongly implied that the assessment inside the long, probably unread note was not reflect in the grade. If that is indeed the case then the student's "significant misunderstanding" of this material wasn't reflected in the calculation of their final grade, which is the textbook definition of grade inflation.
Again-- this kind of grade inflation happens often. (If the class size is greater than 75 and fulfills one of the uni's writing requirements, I'd argue it's almost a requirement that it happens.) It's a truth about an impossible situation with only bad choices, not an ad hominem.
> This already happened! University of Phoenix has been around for a while.
By disruption, I mean Uber/AirBnB style disruption. Disruption resulting in customers who leverage the technology saying things like, "Dude, it's changed the way I go out in Atlanta." I seriously doubt the existence of University of Phoenix has ever made an employer say anything close to that. (E.g., "it's changed the way we hire employees.")
I mean an accreditation service that basically tells an employer: look, do you really want to know if that employee is worth hiring?
I doubt this even requires any testing whatsoever-- just require incoming Freshman to get a Chromebook. But the end of their studies there could be a new Google "Fasttrack" app. You could make it almost like a digital scratch ticket-- giving Google the relevant permissions and you can see whether you really graduated with honors.
Edit: added example