All Questions
Tagged with attendance undergraduate
4
questions
23
votes
6
answers
5k
views
How to deal with students wanting the answer versus working through the process
I am currently teaching an undergraduate forensic photography course, but I'm having a difficult time this semester. Many of my students seem disengaged, and they expect me to simply give them the ...
user185765
41
votes
13
answers
16k
views
Is it appropriate to give a student a "negative grade" (fewer than zero points) for a small portion of the overall grade?
I teach a course where attendance is required. The syllabus says "Every unexcused absence will result in a deduction of one point from the attendance grade". The total number of points for ...
- 3,517
49
votes
16
answers
14k
views
Why would a student go to a lecture at all if everything was in the book already? [duplicate]
Why would a student go to a lecture at all if everything was in the
book already? The lectures make sense if and only if the lecturer
tells more than in the book(s) and in more detail (or at least,...
- 457
67
votes
17
answers
25k
views
In case of in-lecture quizzes, is it unreasonable to fail students who are late or absent?
I am teaching a large undergraduate class this semester. One day a week (same day every week) we have a quiz. The syllabus doesn't specify at what moment of the class period the quiz will be given. It ...
- 803