Extra credit

extracredit.htm

Michael Hallstone, Ph.D.

hallston@hawaii.edu

E-103E

Laulima

 

 

Laulima test feedback will allow you to see questions you got wrong

Finally after about 10 long years the Laulima testing app allows the option of seeing the questions you got wrong.   So all of you who take online tests will automatically see your wrong answers.   But read the warning below.

Please don’t be unethical or I will assign an F for the course – and future UHWO students won’t be able to see their wrong test answers like you can

 This is not directed at any student whatsoever.  

While I'm confident that the vast majority of students are ethical and would never do such as thing I was raised in the crime capital of California.  That means I grew up around my share of hustlers.    So while I am not accusing anyone, a very small number of unethical students might consider sharing their wrong answers with students in the current course and perhaps future students.   That would be unethical and a violation of the student conduct code.

The first time I find out this is happening I will stop providing this option to all students for the rest of my time teaching at UHWO.   I personally like sharing wrong answers with students so they can find out what they got wrong, learn, and do better on the final exam.  Trust me, my work load would be far less if I stopped doing this.

Please oh please do not share wrong answers with students present or future or this option will disappear for your future UHWO compatriots.  Your UHWO "descendants" are counting on you to be ethical so that this wonderful learning tool will be available for UHWO  "generations" to come.

Lastly, if I catch either the person who shares the answers and/or who receives them or both, I will assign an F grade for the entire course.

Chance for extra credit with ONLINE tests

This applies if your course has online tests.

If you find any errors with the tests or test questions please email me ASAP!   Not only will I “refund” you the test points, but I will give you a small amount of extra credit for each error you spot!   (The exact amount of extra credit will be small and amount to about the worth of one test question for each error.)  

An “error” does not mean typographic errors or the weird symbols Laulima sometimes creates for apostrophes – although pointing those out to me are appreciated.  An error means the correct question in the answer key is wrong. (I’ve seen a few created by the test publishers and I’ve had a few of my own.)  Before you email me claiming this, PLEASE investigate the correct answer on your own.  Before I will consider giving extra credit you must tell me the correct answer and provide me the exact location of the correct answer from either lecture or the readings. If you don’t provide this “citation” of where the correct answer is found I will simply ignore your request because you are wasting both of our valuable time. 

Furthermore, please do not swamp me with superficial claims in an attempt to raise your grade.  I’ve had several people do this in the past.  While I understand the desire to raise one’s grade, inudating me with a bunch of poorly thought out, superficial arguments will result in me eliminating this extra credit option for you and future students. 

Pretty please don’t be “that” student.  [That’s an attempt at humor.]

 

You must write down the question number of the bad question or I will NOT be able look for the error.  No question number = no chance for extra credit.  I’m not trying to be mean…it’s just the only way I can verify the error.

 

You must write down the question number of the bad question or I will NOT be able look for the error.  No question number = no chance for extra credit.  I’m not trying to be mean…it’s just the only way I can verify the error.