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Originally Posted by FlamesFanStrandedInEDM
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"
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.
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Ah ok so based on this the No Zero Policy is even tougher on students and makes them more accountable.
They used to be able to except a 0 that may reduce their mark but still could get the pass. Now if you have even one MEV you may have to redo the entire class. So they at minimum have to hand in something or actually write the test, even if it means doing badly, to pass the course.
If this is indeed the case then it would mimic real world a bit better. I can't go to my boss and say I'm only going to do 8/10 of the work items you assigned to me but since I did those 8 really well then I'll take the 0 on the other 2 and I am still good lol. I miss 1 and they could terminate me for not doing my job. This is similar. Do all your required summative requirements or risk not passing.
Correct?