Posted by Steve on July 21, 1999 at 16:54:50:
In Reply to: Weighting on Test Grades posted by Greg Taylor on July 21, 1999 at 16:21:22:
: I think that 10% for each test, and 30% for the final is a bit unbalanced. Could it be possible to make each test 15% and the final 20%. For some people (including myslelf), I do not take tests well, but at least by spreading out the percentage on each test I have a better chance to get a better grade in the class. Basically, if someone did well in the class, they still can fail based on a bad final. I think this is wrong. You may say that if you do well throughout the whole class you will do well on the final, but stuff happens. See what everyone else thinks.
I would tend to agree with him. Tests during the semester are just as representative of gained knowledge as the final is, and to have so much weight put on the final with little on the tests does not seem justified.