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For Kelly--Checking papers
By Dan
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When it comes to checking papers, I always try to do this if I can. On occasion, I've checked papers during my lunch hour and after school. But here's the problem I sometimes have: How does the teacher want them checked?| Do you want the number correct or a percentage on the top? Do you accept those backward number 6s, or do you mark them wrong? What about questions that have more than one possible answer? I've run into this problem several times; there is one answer that is the "correct" one, but another answer also makes sense. Last year, I was once grading third grade grammar papers. The teacher asked | |
me to do it, but she left no answer key. I wasn't sure how to grade a few of the questions because alternate answers (written by a few students)also made sense. I checked with a neighboring teacher, and she really wasn't sure what to suggest. The regular teacher stopped in at the end of the day, and I explained the problem to her. She looked over the questions, looked at me, and said, "Yes, that's a good point. I guess we should mark them correct."If the paper covers basic math facts or spelling words, an answer key really isn't necessary. In all other situations, though, it is.
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