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You may PRINT this page and use it to record your grades. (Save trees, don't print unless you are going to use it, and try to reduce the number of pages used.) Note that the instructor will not post grades. Some assignments are graded by Blackboard and are automatically posted in "My Grades". Also note the following about the "new" My Grades on the new Blackboard Learn platform: When the class shell was transferred from the old shell by the Blackboard people, the resulting transferred course shell came out with a "bug" -- some old assignment no longer used in class cannot be removed from My Grades with the normal method. Just ignore. For the list of class assignment you have to do this semester look at and pay attention to the "Grading Criteria". To get the grade compare the statistics with the numbers given for these assignments in the Grading Criteria on the Class Hub page. Add the numbers together -- a perfect score is 100, minimum 90 is an A, minimum 80 is a B, and so on. If you don't wish to fill in the Grade Recorder, you could still use it as a LIST OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS, and keep an eye on the list as you progress through the semester... The due date for the assignment is also given (as date, or pending a later update). The due dates can also be obtained in the Semester Calendar on the Class Hub page.Your final course grade will be reported as a letter grade to STC at a date required by the college at the end of the semester, and will not be posted by the instructor. (Most students get their final course grade on JAG-net.)
All Assignments (100p):
Category I. Introduction and Reading Assignments (total 13p) Textbook Figure Discussions are to help students become familar with the textbook. Grades are not posted. To fill in this category student should make sure they have an original post and the required replies to other students in the assigned bulletin boards -- then do a self-grading following the grading criteria and/or the assignment (you know if you have posted, right, so if you post according to the instructions (see the Grading Criteria) -- you earn 100). (For some discussions you may earn a zero if your don't spell correctly or do not post the minimum number of words required.) The Evolution Worksheet Quiz, and the Class Discussion Key Quiz are both submitted on the Town Hall course shell and graded by Blackboard -- see "My Grades" on the Town hall. The minimum passing grade for the Evolution Worksheet Quiz is 90 (which will earn you 100 percent). A grade below 90 will earn you a 0 (zero). The minimum passing grade for the Class Discussion Key Quiz is 100. (You cannot participate in the General Class Discussion without a passing grade for the Class Discussion Key Quiz, and you cannot participate in the Town Hall Meeting without a passing grade for the Evolution Worksheet Quiz.
Category II. Textbook Chapter Quizzes (total 17p) The Textbook Chapter Quizzes are submitted on and graded by Blackboard, see "My Grades". The minimum passing grade for each quiz is 90 (which will earn you 100 percent or 1 point). A grade below 90 will earn you a 0 (zero). Quiz 2 will not become visible until you pass quiz 1 with a minimum 90, and so on... (To EARN a point for quiz 15 you must EARN a minimum 90.)
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Category III. Investigations (Microscope Virtual Lab) (total 8p)
Category IV. Field Lab Project (total 10p) Grade will not be posted. To fill in this category student must do a self-grading following the grading criteria and/or the assignment instruction page. All required items must be submitted -- on time -- for points. If all items have not been submitted the project will not be graded -- but the instructor MAY in some cases give an incomplete project a 40 (not graded, but given to separate it from students not turning in anything).
Category V. Memorization Quizzes (total 10p) The Memorization Quizzes are submitted on and graded by Blackboard, see "My Grades". The minimum passing grade for each quiz is 100 (if below 100 it is not properly memorized). A grade below 100 will earn you a 0 (zero). Memorization quiz 2 will not become visible until you pass Memorization Quiz 1 with a minimum 100, and so on... (To EARN a point for Memorization Quiz 6 you must EARN a minimum 100.) Note that student who has NOT submitted Memorization Quiz 6, with 100, will not be able to take the Memorization Quiz FINAL.
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Category VI. General Class Discussions (total 11p) Your discussion progress is posted on Blackboard, however, it is probably best to keep track of your own messages yourself without depending on Blackboard telling you how much you have posted. To fill in this category you must do a self-grading following the grading criteria and/or the assignment instruction page.
Category VII. Town Hall Meeting (total 11p) Your discussion progress is posted on Blackboard, however, it is probably best to keep track of your own messages yourself without depending on Blackboard telling you how much you have posted. To fill in this category you must do a self-grading following the grading criteria and/or the assignment instruction page.
Category VIII. Endterm (Final) Exam (total 10p) Your Endterm Exam grade will be posted in "My Grades" .
Category IX. Learning Self-Assessment (total 10p) Grade will not be posted. To fill in this category student must do a self-grading following the grading criteria and/or the assignment instruction page. All students following the instructions will EARN 100. The required format must be followed for points. If all required assignment categories have not been submitted the project will not be graded -- but the instructor MAY in some cases give an incomplete Learning Self-Assessment a 40 (not graded, but given to separate it from students not turning in the assignment).