Hi Jen,
When appeals are successful (say 'D' is argued instead of 'A') then I would retain the marks of the individual students who had 'A' but also add a mark to the students who chose 'D' instead. It is only for students within a team with a successful appeal.
In questions such as this there is usually some ambiguity that means you can argue for either of the two answers. Therefore both should be awarded marks.
I'd be interested to hear if anybody has other strategies.
Best wishes,
Susan
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Subject: Appeals- change individual quiz grades?
hello,
what's the best practice in the following scenario:
A team answers a question "incorrectly" on a quiz (let's say, they chose D, where I considered the best answer to be A). The team submits an appeal, justifying why D is a better choice than A.
Let's say I approve this appeal.
The team quiz score, for that particular team that appealed the question, will be increased by one point.
What about the individual quiz scores, for members of the team that appealed? On the one hand, I understand that appeals are intended to be
team-based activities, so maybe individual quiz scores shouldn't be affected.
On the other hand, it seems to send a strange message to students, to approve "D" as an equally good answer, yet not reward individuals who chose "D" on their individual quiz. It was probably those individuals who motivated
(and wrote?) the team appeal in the first place. For individuals in the
appealing team, should both A and D get equal (full) credit on the individual quiz?
What if the appeal said that "D is a better choice than A." That's actually the case here. 4/6 individuals chose A, the team chose D on the team quiz, and the appeal states that D is the superior choice, over A. Should both A and D receive credit on the individual quizzes? I find it odd that team members who originally chose A would sign off on an appeal where D is promoted as the better choice.
Advice?
I do understand that accepting "D" as a correct answer should be "fire-walled"
to the team that appealed, and won't extend outside of that team.
any insights would be much appreciated,
Jen
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