Giving Students Feedback on a Quiz When They Request It
Students may need feedback in multiple assignments:
– Warmup and EOC quizzes
– PLRQ Assignments
– Paper Assignments
eCampus quizzes
Usually Prof. Toback handles quiz feedback, but the TAs should be familiar with the process in case Dave is busy and students need help.
For the Ecampus quizzes, students are required to take them until they get 100%, so at the beginning of the semester (and into the middle) we get a lot of students that use up all the limited number of attempts we give them (typically 5) and need to email us at 109help@physics.tamu.edu with the correct information and format (which can be found in the FAQ) to get feedback on why they’re getting questions wrong and then open more attempts for them. It is typically okay to give fairly specific feedback, since the task of writing the email and having them think about WHY they chose each answer they did or didn’t is the most important part and what we hope they can learn from. We generally open up about 2 more attempts, but this can vary. To open up more attempts, simply go to the gradebook, click on the drop down bar next to that student’s quiz and click on “view grade details”. You will be able to delete or ignore their attempts. Usually ignoring will suffice; it will also leave a useful record.
PLRQs
We don’t often get early submissions asking for feedback, but if it happens, you can just let the student know how the questions would be graded/how they could improve.
For the actual submissions, leave comments (in TurnItIn) for each question that loses points (or anything borderline).
Peerceptiv: Papers
The first assignment is a training assignment, which has three pre-written papers for the students to grade. Be sure to look over these example docs and the rubric so you’re ready to respond to any student questions about them.
For normal assignments, the students can submit rough drafts for feedback, usually due the Friday before the text is due in Peerceptiv (there will be late submissions; feedback at that point is nice, but don’t feel obligated). For details of rough draft feedback, see this page.
For reviews in normal assignments, we can ask the students to email us the reason why they choose high or low scores for each rubric point, and reply based on that. It is also possible to take a look at the result of the student in Peerceptiv, and see what questions they answered poorly, then ask them to provide reasons. The comments for the rubrics are really helpful here. Sometime the students don’t get what the questions are really concerning, so it’s helpful to explain to the students what each question emphasizes. Occasionally students come for help right before the deadline. Be prepared for that.