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the grading is done!
mostly A's and A-'s, because i'm such a softie. nobody who couldn't accurately transcribe the j sound in genius, outrage, and usage got higher than an A-. nobody who didn't complete the assignment -- specifically, who didn't give two transcriptions (one of deliberate speech, one of rapid speech) for each of the two-word questions -- got higher than a B+. their grades also suffered if they Made Shit Up, specifically if they used symbols that weren't on The Chart, a simplified IPA we'd given them for use in transcribing american english. (there was nothing lower than a B, this time, because it's the first assignment and the professor asked me not to be like the previous grader too hard on them. so. i could certainly have had a wider range, but i do like i'm told.)
just have to record these damn things, and then i can go to bed.
[eta: recorded and alphabetized, and i can now report, out of 48 students, 24 A's, 10 A-'s, 6 B+'s, and 7 B's -- which on the one hand feels a little inflatey, but on the other hand not, because if you set a bar and half the kids clear it, you have to give half the kids credit for clearing it (and then set it higher next time). you'll note that this only adds up to 47, however. there was also one 0, for the kid who didn't turn it in -- and also didn't show up to my class on tuesday, didn't hand in the assignment there, and wasn't in lecture the one time (so far) we took attendance. hasn't withdrawn, either. shooting himself in the foot, that one.]
just have to record these damn things, and then i can go to bed.
[eta: recorded and alphabetized, and i can now report, out of 48 students, 24 A's, 10 A-'s, 6 B+'s, and 7 B's -- which on the one hand feels a little inflatey, but on the other hand not, because if you set a bar and half the kids clear it, you have to give half the kids credit for clearing it (and then set it higher next time). you'll note that this only adds up to 47, however. there was also one 0, for the kid who didn't turn it in -- and also didn't show up to my class on tuesday, didn't hand in the assignment there, and wasn't in lecture the one time (so far) we took attendance. hasn't withdrawn, either. shooting himself in the foot, that one.]
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And I've never even been to UVA!