Adding (+1) Mark, The Conscientious Marking Task Teachers Face.

On a very lighter note, as a teacher, would you score your student 69 or add 1 to the score? Ditto for 39!
If no, why?

- Assessment is meant to be an objective process, the human behind the process makes it largely subjective.

Someone said a student that scored 69 is as good as the one that scored 70, really? Also consider the impact of the above on the CGPA of the student:

NB: 60 - 69 is B
70 - 100 is A
39 is F
40 is pass

A teacher could feel 69 can be left without a 1 added, if in truth it doesn’t earn a 1 mark more. This is because of the purpose of assessment. It’s meant to reflect the TRUE ability of a student. It’s important that the student understands that he is a B student, and needs to work harder to become an A, than to dance and rejoice in the euphoria of a grade he didn’t earn, which can make him relax and even score much more less in the next assessment process.

For a 39 score, there can be a lot of subjectivity in place. If the teacher is aware of the efforts the student has put in place to get to that point, there might be a reconsideration. An additional mark to keep the students’ hopes up might be needed, especially for motivation and positive reinforcement. For this option, the teacher needs to clearly know where the student is coming from, and also understand the challenges.

If a student scores a 69, he/she has passed. It's not the same as a 39, for which he/she fails. some teachers may or may not even bother with the 69; However, if the student had had a perfect score up until that point, and that would ruin his/her chances, giving a +1 mark could be highly considered. Again, it depends the individual's(marker) respective values.

Read some other opinions: https://onegoodhead.com/teachers-adding-1-mark-39-69/

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Dear OP

I think the complete work (after reading via your blog) tells what you actually want to drive at. Why truncate it here naa

Good post Though.

I will give them what they deserve.
Enough of all these needless moral burden of adding marks.

NO... Photo no dey lie........

I will add +1 because I’m merciful not a sadist like wicked Nigerian lecturers that won’t make heaven

I will give what he deserves. Reward time...I even love to give it to those i hate most to teach them lessons about life.

I won't add shimgbai

Depends on the sex

I don't have grade manufacturing factory.

I'll probably add one. Considering the fact that I might not mark as objectively as I thought I did. Plus there is always a margin of error.

So considering that, i'll add one. Or give another person to mark the same script

It depends, I might add

I will gladly add.

Just that score of 1 can go a long way. Can make a big difference. Can change someone's life forever

I will sure add 1 to it, I had cases of having 69, 59 in school and I know how painful it can be and also the damages it can cause to the GP, adding a mark wouldn’t hurt.

All these people liking my post, I need a job biko.

Ok

Shey the teacher want chop the mark abi all the 1 mark dem dey hide or keep want give them better mansion... Tchhwww

I will add, everybody deserves second chance.

when I used to teach back in the day
I'll add one to 39 But won't add one to 69....
thara just me sha
I can also add one to 49
But not one to 59

39 i would add one to give him 40

70 should be earned

but as a super lion we are used to 39.9 ,39.57 ,69.67 ...thats UNN for u

It depends on the type of exam. If multiple choice, then the mark can remain for the 69, 39 can be 40. If essay format, I upgrade the student.

No free mark. What i see is what i score

alienvirus:
I will give what he deserves. Reward time...I even love to give it to those i hate most to teach them lessons about life.

Why would you HATE your student?

Only sadist lecturers derive joy in giving a student 39,49,59,69 marks...especially 39 mark giving someone a carryover cos of 1 mark

I will add o
Schooled where the pass Mark is 50,and you see peeps resitting cos they got 49.5.mehn,that shit is painful

I will subtract 1 mark so student won't die of depression

If it's 39 I'm adding 1 mark

69 should prepare harder next time

ACCA gives 49 a lot of times for an Exam that has a pass score of 50.
If you ask me...I think its jst plain wickedness.
Moraf^ckers!!

I'll give them what they earned

What's tha business?