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Originally Posted by SilverGS
What about weight of each assignment/exam? I recall having midterms and finals worth way more than assignments in many classes but assignments worth a lot in other classes. So if the midterm and finals are worth total 80% and the student got avg 80% on them but skipped 5 assignments for 5 MEV's but those were worth only 20% of the final grade would they still be passed?
Same with the reverse. If assignments were worth 80% and exams worth 20% could they do all the assignments and get MEV's for the exams and pass the course with a good average?
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The other part i haven't even touched on is Formative Assessment vs Summative Assessment. My understanding of the "No Zero Policy" is that it only really applies for Summative Assessments.
Formative Assessment are activities that do not count for grades. They are assignments that have been made to help the teacher determine if the class or student is ready for a summative assessment.
The Summative Assessments are those big assignments that are being missed that count for grades. Attendance is not one of thse assessments. Believe it or not, the only curriculum that I have experienced that actually has a "Attendance requirement" is Phys Ed
The ideal "No Zero Policy" would have a student not receive credit for the course until all Summative Assessments have been completed. And therefor it could be 1 MEV that has them taking the class again.