We have a very interesting and important class activity after our mid-term exam. Professor gave the chances for the whole class to make the decision of how to count the first midterm grade and the format of the second midterm.
I think it is a good chance for everyone in the class. The classmates will be able to minimise their short at the first test and maximise their long at the second test. However, Professor required our decision must vote and Pass by everyone in the class. I think 100% Passed is not that easy, but I think we can try.
At the begining, it is chaotic in the class because everyone raise the different opinion. It changed after one classmate steped up and lead the decision making. I chose collaborating in the decision. I think we must bargaining and negotiation to get 100% Passed. At the end we 100% pass two decisiones which are droping the lowest of the 2 midterms and count the higher as 40% of our final grade, and extra credit to be added onto the higher grade. I think that is fair and benefit to everyone because it give the chance to the classmate who didn't do well at the first test, but it doesn't affect the grade for the classmates who did well at the first test.
The second decision is what's the formate of the secend exam. I think it's easier to raise a 100% passed proposal than the first one. However, it doesn't likes I thought. Many people want to drop the multiple multiple choice. When Rosita and me vote down, everyone looked at us and asked why. However, many pople agree us after Rosita explain the benefit of multiple multiple choice. Many people also want to drop the essay question, but about five people vote down. I raise my opinion that make the essay question as the optional(bonus) at the test. I saw that five people who against drop the essay question agree my opinion, but there come out five new dissenter. At the end, we fail to make any decision for the second test.
It is a usful class activity and let me understand the decision making.
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Hi! I agree with you on alot of what you said. But I also do not like the idea of multiple multiple choice there are too many options. How can you truly know if you are correct? If one answer is wrong your wrong if you missed an anser your still wrong so it is way to diffiuclt to figure out. Essays are great because you can put your own ideas into an exam whicn enables you to show exactly what it is you know. And I also agree that this does not really help the individuals who did well on the first exam because either way they have to go with they new policy.
ReplyDeleteThrough this decision making experiment, we see the final decision looked benefit and fair to everyone. I wanna say, our leader did a very good job for us^.^
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I was not in class for this exercise, but I know for a fact I too would have choosen the bargaining technique. I believe in a fair compromise everyone allows atleast a piece of their mind and thoughts to be included in the decision. When the professor started discussing the exercise the following day, the first thing that came to mind was having the class split into smaller groups and decide, I was very surprised when the professor said someone mentioned such an idea but the class immediately declined it. The idea of making an essay extra credit sounds like a good idea to me. Too bad it didnt make it.
ReplyDeleteI actually got your point when you said that the multiple multiple choice benefits us because if we get some of the question right/wrong, we still get partial credit, whereas if we get a multiple choice answer wrong, it's completely wrong and there's no partial credit given. However, the essay is a bit trickier because if you don't know the answer at all, you lose all credit. But the class came together and contributed ideas and we were able to come up with decisions.
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