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In math have you ever had a teacher who gives no partial credit ?
thegreenlaser said:Yes. A lot of the first year calc profs at my school give multiple choice midterms and finals, and they're usually only 15-20 questions. Those are really annoying tests because the guy who knows his stuff really well but makes a little negative mistake gets graded the same as the guy who had no clue how to do the question and just guessed. But, unfortunately, it's up to the discretion of the teacher, and if everyone has to take the same type of test, there's not much you can complain about, whether it seems like an unfair marking scheme or not. The fact is, right/wrong tests are a heck of a lot easier to mark.
That's true. But on the other hand, math simply isn't fair (why should it?). Same goes for physics or actually any natural science. I can see that in school you don't want to penalize people who understood the idea but merely can't concentrate properly or didn't learn the proper work discipline, yet. But when it goes towards the professional level this changes: Everyone prefers an engineer that sometimes gets stuck and sometimes gets the correct solution over one that always gets some solution but often a wrong one (because of "only a sign error").Chunkysalsa said:Yea its hardly fair for you to lose 100% of the points on a problem that took like a page to complete and you missed a negative sign somewhere.
Timo said:That's true. But on the other hand, math simply isn't fair (why should it?). Same goes for physics or actually any natural science. I can see that in school you don't want to penalize people who understood the idea but merely can't concentrate properly or didn't learn the proper work discipline, yet. But when it goes towards the professional level this changes: Everyone prefers an engineer that sometimes gets stuck and sometimes gets the correct solution over one that always gets some solution but often a wrong one (because of "only a sign error").
A person with a university degree in a quantitative discipline should be able to work on a not-too-complicated problem independently, and that automatically implies being able to consistently perform correct calculations (without a supervisor having to always check and correct them). That does of course not say that students shouldn't be given partial credits. But it is clear that at the end the goal "getting most problems 100% correct" must stand and be achieved by everyone, and students complaining about not being given partial credit sometimes seem to miss this mindset.
@Jurassic: No, not really.
Anonymous217 said:I wouldn't necessarily agree with that point all too much. I've heard of quite a few brilliant mathematicians out there that can't do simple arithmetic operations. And this requirement for "consistency" or "precision" is skeptical, especially in pure mathematics (here, I am not addressing engineering or other sciences). This requirement easily correlates to a skill in "test-taking".
In higher-level (especially abstract as opposed to analytic/applied) mathematics, it seems that at least getting the concept right IS truly worth almost all the credit for a problem.
Partial credit in math refers to giving students some points for a question or problem, even if they do not have the complete correct answer. This is typically done when the student shows some understanding of the concept or makes an attempt at solving the problem.
Teachers give partial credit in math to acknowledge and reward students' effort and understanding, even if they may not have arrived at the correct answer. It also encourages students to continue trying and not give up on a problem.
Partial credit in math is determined by the teacher based on the student's work and understanding of the problem. This can vary depending on the teacher's grading system and how much credit is given for each step or component of the problem.
No, not all teachers give partial credit in math. This can vary depending on the teacher's grading policies and the difficulty of the problem. Some teachers may choose to give partial credit for certain types of problems, while others may not give any partial credit at all.
Yes, there is typically a limit to how much partial credit can be given in math. This is to ensure that students are still held accountable for having the correct answer and not solely relying on partial credit to pass. The amount of partial credit given may also be determined by the teacher's grading system.