I guess if I thought she really wanted to learn the material, I would offer
her the Incomplete. In that case, I would take her out of the team
evaluation equation. The best option would be for her to re-take the course.
Because of the excessive absences, though, I doubt she really wants to learn
the material and so she would flunk.
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From: Team Learning Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Francine Glazer
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:26 AM
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Subject: absent student - how to "adjust" grade
Hi everyone,
I need some of your collective wisdom... This semester I have a student who
delivered a baby in March, and missed (by mutual agreement) three
weeks (one of which was spring break) as a result. Although I urged
her from day 1 to come see me so we could work out a plan, she never did
- instead she repeatedly made appointments and didn't come to them.
In addition to the three negotiated weeks of absence, this student has been
absent an additional several (five or six) weeks of class, and has in
essence been an absentee team member.
I'm anticipating that she will expect to be "excused" from all activities
for which she was absent, many of which are team activities that cannot be
made up.
How do I grade her so that I am fair to all the other students, too? Do I
give her zeroes for the major team activities that she was AWOL for, and
count them toward her grade? Do I drop out those activities and not include
them in her grade calculation? Do I give her an incomplete and an
independent project that will include the material she missed?
Looking forward to your advice, with thanks, Fran
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Francine S. Glazer, Ph.D.
Professor, Biological Sciences
Kean University
Union NJ 07083
Ph: 908-737-3661
Fx: 908-737-3666
http://www.kean.edu/~fglazer
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