General Chemistry at Penn State
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Instructor Info
Syllabus
Spring
2008
Web-based tests and quizzes
Grade Determination
1. Basic Skill Tests
- To pass a Basic Skill Test you must get all items correct.
- You will have as many attempts as you need to pass, however there is a strict limit of 8 requests per 24 hour period.
- All Basic Skill Tests must be completed by Monday, April 21, to receive credit. You must score 100% on a computer-based test to earn credit for that test.
Grade Determination
These Tests will count as 5% of your grade (10 course points)
The Basic Skill grade will be determined as follows
Course points = (# Basic Skills passed by April 21) / 7 * 10
If you pass a Basic Skill (get 100%) by the early (bonus) deadline given in the table on the next page, you will earn ¼ of a course point.
Bonus points = ((# Basic Skills passed early) / 7 * 0.25
The maximum amount of bonus points = 1.75 course points
Suggested Strategy
1. Take a test once or twice.
2. If you are not able to pass in two tries, go to the textbook and study the material related to that Basic Skill Test. (See the table below for sections in your text where this information can be found.)
3. After studying the material, try the test again.
If you are still not able to pass, print out a copy of the test with your (incorrect) answers and GET HELP!
4. When you think you understand, try the test again.
Please note: there are no make-ups or extra credit opportunities associated with these quizzes; you must earn 100% by the deadline. The tests will not be available after the deadline
2. Chapter Quizzes
There will be a total of 13 Unit quizzes each worth 10 points. These quizzes may only be taken 3 times over the period the tests are available. Your score will be the highest of your three attempts. The quiz points you receive will be equal to the percentage of your highest quiz / 10. So if your highest score on a Chapter quiz is 85%, you will earn 85 / 10 or 8.5 quiz points.
Your Quiz total will be determined by summing your 13 quiz scores. If you accumulate a total grade of 100 or more on your quizzes you will have the full 30 course points for quizzes added to your final course grade total. A total quiz grade of 80 would result in 0.80 of 30 or 24 points for quizzes in your final total. No extra credit results from accumulating more than 100 quiz points. Since you have the opportunity to earn more quiz points than you need there will be no make-up quizzes if you are unable to take the quizzes for any reason.
* In principle you can take these tests "as many times" as you like. In practice, there is a daily limit of 8 requests. Once you have requested a test 8 times in a 24 hour period, you will not be able to access the test again for 24 hours. Therefore, if you put these tests off until near the due date, you will have fewer chances to take the tests.