A1–Grader Comments

Web Site Creation

Most students quickly learned how to use Google Sites and professionally outline the requirements of the course sequence.

2nd Grader - Overall the submissions were well organized and contained well thought out responses. A critique I have to offer would be to make use of the organizational tools google sites have to offer. This could be as simple as making a heading underlined with a larger font size to laying out information in a table. A significant number of students did not proofread their work. Keep in mind that this is a good practice to keep as misspelling something in the professional world will seriously discredit what you have to say. Also, be sure to read the directions carefully, delivering all necessary criteria of the assignment. Again, overall the submissions were done very well. You all seem to have picked up how to use Google Sites easily.

 

Detailed Considerations

One noteworthy discrepancy was between the TA grading sheet and the grading rubric. Students were told that for average work (60%) in the “Course Understanding” section, they must summarize what they are asked to do in AE 390. It was the instructors' intent that students provide a detailed outline of each assignment for the term. Instead, several of the students provided only a paragraph or two summary of the assignments without going into detail about each one. Since this was not explicitly stated in the student grading rubric, the instructors decided to give almost full credit if the students did not address each assignment in detail. The professors agreed that not providing an assignment detail would prevent students from fully providing insight about the order of projects. If there is ever a question about what should be provided in an assignment, feel free to ask the instructors in class, the graders or take a look at past assignments. The past submissions are a great resource.

 

Average vs. Excellent Work

Average work accounted for 60% of the possible points while excellent work accounted for the remaining 40%. If students students did not comment on the criteria, all points were deducted for that portion.

 

Extra Credit

A significant portion of the students did not attempt the extra credit. This is a very easy way to make up for lost points in other sections!