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Grades, Grades, Grades

Students may dread Finals Week at the University because of the effort in terms of study. But, most professors ALSO dread Finals Week, because it (if the professor is worth his salt) is a helluva lot of work for him as well.

I give my anatomy & physiology students a comprehensive final examination. This means EVERYTHING in the course is fair game. This exam consists of 100 high-level multiple choice questions (high level means there are choices for virtually every question such as "two of the above are correct" and "all of the above are correct".

I give my upper division students (endocrinology or neurobiology or ethology) a comprehensive final examination as well. Yet their exam is typically a 6-7 page exam of essay questions.

My seminiar class does not have a "final exam" but instead we gather to talk about what was good and what was not so good about the course.

I am feeling bushed. More grading all day tommorrow.

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