How to achieve good learning outcomes
4. What Determines the Grade of an Answer?
4.1 The grade depends on the level of learning outcome
Answers are given different grades because they represent different levels of learning outcome. Learning outcomes mean what you have achieved through the learning.
The three descriptions of an answer on p.3 (Answers X, Y, Z) represent three different levels of learning outcome. They are reproduced in the table below.
Read
them
carefully
and do (1) and (2) in the table:
(1)
Underline
the characteristics
(2) Guess the grade A,B or C
Answer X
It is important to reproduce as many points as possible from the notes or the textbook, whether I understand them or not.
A
B
C
Answer Y
The answer should be able to give a meaningful explanation of the topic, showing how things are related and applied.
A
B
C
Answer Z
I wish that I could come up with original ideas of my own in addition to showing a deep understanding of the topic.
A
B
C