<p>Interesting. Erin’s Dad, are you saying that your daughter’s college graded her on homework, or simply that good homework habits helped to prepare her for the midterm and final? Where did the college fall on the academic totem pole? When I was in college, we had to assign ourselves our own homework – using our own judgment about what we needed to do to be ready for the midterm and final. </p>
<p>Kathiep and her son were smart when looking at colleges to consider how the college would grade. Although I guess this might vary among majors, or professors, even within a college. Kathiep, if you looked at different types of schools, did any trends emerge among the types?</p>
<p>We seem to be hearing more from academically competitive schools so far. It makes sense that the LACs could personalize the process more, with the professor doing more grading throughout the semester, and the net result that the grade does not rest too heavily on a few (three or four) component scores. Does anybody know the prevailing grading trends at the state directionals?</p>