1. If you didn’t get the grade you wanted, you have 1 week+ to fix it…
Test Corrections
Retake
Get a lined piece of paper
Put your heading on the paper and assignment title (Chapter ?? Test Corrections)
For each question you got wrong:
Write the question
Show all work
Write the CORRECT Answer – make sure it’s clearly identified (highlight, circle, draw rectangle around it)
Staple to the back of the test
Put in appropriate drawer (math/science)
*You get ½ the points back for each question you get right (so could go from 40% to 65%)
*highest grade you can receive using this method is 90%
After class, come speak to me and set up a time
You will have a different test on the same material
You will take the test
The higher of the 2 grades, go in the grade book.
Before lunch on the day you will retake the exam, confirm with the teacher that you will be taking the exam that day.
*You can go from a 0% to a 90%, but most students go up about 5 – 10% and some don’t go up at all
*if retest is lower than original grade, original stays in the gradebook
+ 1 week from date the test is returned to students.