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Exam questions are graded one
question at a time. For example, every question #1 is graded before question
#2 is begun. This helps ensure consistency across exams.
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Exam questions are graded
anonymously, to help ensure fairness and objective analysis.
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The exam booklets are shuffled
after each question is graded, to ensure a particular exam booklet is not
always graded first, last, or in any other set order. This helps ensure
grading order bias is minimized.
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Scores for prior questions are not
viewed as each new question is graded (unless the score is on the page viewed).
This helps ensure that good or bad prior question scores will not influence
current question grading.
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Several exam answers may be
reviewed before grading begins on a question. This helps establish a base for
evaluation.
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Questions are graded on quality,
depth, and accuracy of analysis.
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Question answers are initially
evaluated on a 100-point basis, then reduced to the appropriate point total.
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All exam
booklets on a given question are evaluated during the same grading session, to
ensure consistency across exams.