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Of Nizegys and Meenys

Of Nizegys and Meenys. James H. Steiger. A Team-Taught Course. A familiar scenario for many students Two or more professors teach different parts of a course, and grades are combined from the various sections of the course. A Team-Taught Course.

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Of Nizegys and Meenys

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  1. Of Nizegys and Meenys James H. Steiger

  2. A Team-Taught Course • A familiar scenario for many students • Two or more professors teach different parts of a course, and grades are combined from the various sections of the course.

  3. A Team-Taught Course • In this hypothetical full-year introductory psychology course, Professor Nizegy teaches the first half of Psychology 100, and Professor Meeny teaches the second half.

  4. A Team-Taught Course • Nizegy is a popular professor renowned for his lenient grading. Most grades he gives are quite similar. • Meeny is a grouchy professor who seldom gives good grades, and whose grades show a great deal of variability.

  5. Grading Standards • 3 evenly-spaced levels of performance, Good, Average, Bad

  6. A Tale of 3 Students

  7. A Tale of 3 Students • Result

  8. Questions and Conclusions • Was this fair? • Why did it happen? • How can the result be generalized?

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