Some teachers give inflated marks to particular students either because they write neatly or because they are favoured by teachers regardless of the quality of answers they give.
Dear Dr Al Dilaimy,
On one hand, it's inevitable for every teacher to ignore the background of the students while grading their papers. On the other hand, it's not fair, sometimes, to involve the students' background in their scores. So, to be fair as much as possible, I don't look at the names while I'm scoring the papers and write the score that it should be on the paper; however, if a student is qualified enough to get a higher score, I will add this difference-- the difference between the real score and the score that appears in the score reports-- to his/her real score.
When I am about to grade what I think is a good student that should reap a good grade, I do it with a favorable attitude, without the intention to give her/him an undeserved grade. If my expectations are confirmed, s/he will get what s/he deserves. If, however, my expectations are thwarted, s/he will also get what s/he deserves, but I will point out to her/him his/her failures or weak points because I believe her/him to be potentially a good student that can avoid those failures. But I never give her/him a good grade because I am by nature a tough teacher.
Thank you Professor, Zouheir Maalej for gour answer. I agree with you that weak points should be clearly stated on the exam sheets and the correct answers are also written, although it takes the teachers a lot of time, especially when you have a big number of students. But this will contribute in improving and developing future performance of students. Giving inflated marks to some particular students may do a big harm to the fair evaluation of students that we are looking for. Best regards.
While doing evaluation we won't show any partiality. If the concepts they presented correctly means we allot marks. Genuineness needed while awarding marks. If known students did not perform well means we have to reduce the marks. If the person write neatly means they may get some additional marks. But without concept, if they are writing neatly means don't award marks.
Dear Dr Al Dilaimy,
On one hand, it's inevitable for every teacher to ignore the background of the students while grading their papers. On the other hand, it's not fair, sometimes, to involve the students' background in their scores. So, to be fair as much as possible, I don't look at the names while I'm scoring the papers and write the score that it should be on the paper; however, if a student is qualified enough to get a higher score, I will add this difference-- the difference between the real score and the score that appears in the score reports-- to his/her real score.
Thank you, Laya for your excellent answer. I always try not to look at names. But, it is not difficult to identify the answer sheets of some students through their style or handwriting. Honestly, though we always try to be fair by treating all students equally, I may give brilliant students an additional mark for their excellent performance. Best regards. Hazim.
it is a fact that background knowledge about our students' proficiency level can be influential but we shouldnot be biased. in order to be fair. we can grade the students' answer sheets question by question. I mean , for example, question item number one should be corrected for all of them to be more fair. then , we move to the next question. it is advisable to be more concrete in this way. otherwise, reliability is problematic. although we should consider their background while giving the last mark, it is not fair to be considered while correcting papers
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This is really interesting, Farangis. I normally mark the answer sheets, one answer for all students at a time, then mark the second so as my evaluation for each answer for all students will be of the same weight. Best regards. Hazim.
Your answer is marvellous, Kasia. Covering names of students reduces the chance of knowing them. There is another technique where the names are cut and either a symbol or a number used in stead. One number is written on the slip and the same number is written on the answer booklet. After finishing marking each slip with the name of the student is stabled to the relevant answer booklet. This technique is useful in the final exams. If there a multiple choice exam, there will be no problem in allocating marks as they are distributed equally. But with essay- type tests, a rubric ( a sckring plan) normally helps in eliminating guessing. Best regards. Hazim.
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