What race/ethnicity are you? Where are you located in the United States? For outside the country or another geographic location not listed, please select Other, and tell us where. What is the last year of school you have completed? What role do you serve in education, if any? A grade is usually accurate. Professors rarely make mistakes when it comes to grading. Students who challenge grades usually think they're entitled to something better. A professor usually knows what grade a student will likely receive before any exam is given. A professor's judgment is usually accurate. Grades should reflect a student's mastery of the subject. Professors should be held to the same professional and ethical standards as any other profession (such as accountants and doctors). Memory alone is not enough to be sure if a student attended regularly. It needs to be recorded. If it's university policy that only a certain amount of A's be given in a class, it's alright to give students B's when they would likely otherwise receive an A. Grade inflation is a major problem at most universities. Chellenging a grade on a multiple choice exam is pointless since there is obviously only one right answer and so many others got it correct. Grades on assignments are usually similar. For instance, a student who earns a "B" on a paper will likely receive a "B" on an exam. A university whose disability center is less than five years old shows that the university is likely in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Learning disabilities are NOT real disabilities like being physically handicapped. Refusing to change a grade even if it should be changed is fine in order to stop the habit of receiving grade disputes. A professor who said (s)he would change a grade, but declined to because (s)he didn't like the student's tone is a valid reason to withhold points. On average, students in college generally make: On average, students with learning disabilities in college make: In order to resolve a grade dispute, an assignment was given to another professor for a second opinion. The second professor agreed the grade was reasonable. Does this compel you to agree that the first professor’s grade was correct? If the professor who did the second opinion was in another department and teaches in another field, does this still compel you to agree that the first professor’s grade was correct? I want you to think of the average college professor. Do you have it? What words come to mind to describe the average college professor? I want you to think of an average college student. Do you have it? What words come to mind to describe the average college student? What words come to mind that describes the situation? What words come to mind that describes the grade challenging student? What words come to mind that describes the grade defending professor? The following are a list of characteristics. As I read each one out loud, please tell me which applies to a professor in general? The following are a list of characteristics. As I read each one out loud, please tell me which applies to a student in general? “Upon giving the professor a university letter alerting the professor of my accommodations due to a disability, (s)he was cold and indifferent. I felt uncomfortable asking for the accommodations later on causing me to suffer academically. I did not want to make a big deal out of it because I hate being singled out as always receiving an unfair advantage despite being diagnosed since childhood.” “The comments in the margin of my team paper suggested the professor did not read my paper closely. Often the professor wrote it was too detailed, later too general, sometimes contradicted herself or himself. When I asked the professor about it, the professor continued to give vague answers and offered no suggestions on improving my paper. I think a professor should be able to explain his or her remarks, and if (s)he missed something, the professor should at least re-consider it." “The professor had a bias towards liking one class over the other. In one class, the professor referred to the class as acting like high schoolers. Because of that comment, it made me feel like the professor was more generous with the first class than the other class despite similar quality of work – like the professor may overlook certain things in one class (s)he wouldn’t in mine. I think all classes should be graded and treated equally.” "I needed a higher grade because of a scholarship. The professor said if I earned it, I would get it. I didn't get the grade. I felt betrayed despite working hard for it." “The professor often gave contradictory statements over why I received certain grades. For instance, when asked directly about how many classes I missed to get a certain attendance grade, the professor did not give a direct answer. Even after the final grade was given, the professor could not answer how many days I am said to have missed. If someone is taking attendance, they should have it recorded.” “The professor said that (s)he was not the best test-taker when it comes to multiple-choice tests. The professor would instead put more weigh on papers or whatever the students did better on. After getting the results, the professor declined to change the grading saying the final grades didn’t merit it. I think this is unfair. It gave me a false hope that I would have a chance at getting a better grade based on my strengths. You don’t offer something then take it away.” “After I showed how I addressed the things the professor claimed I missed in an exam, the professor agreed that I deserved the extra points, then said because of my tone, (s)he was not going to give them to me. No one likes it when you question their judgment. Personality differences aside, I think once someone says you earned it, you should have it. Am I wrong in saying that?” Do you have any comments you wish to share? |
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