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The back end of a grading system

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 38, Issue 1

Pages 56 - 60

https://doi.org/10.1145/1124706.1121360

Published: 03 March 2006 Publication History

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The phases of a grading system are discussed, namely: delivery, assessment, marking, review, and return. A system which addresses the back end, namely, the last three phases, is described. Late binding of marks to a graded project is used, simplifying the revision process. The use of the system by various courses and its benefits are discussed.

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The back end of a grading system
1. Social and professional topics
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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
        Information science education

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 38, Issue 1

March 2006

553 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1124706

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SIGCSE '06: Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
March 2006
612 pages
ISBN:1595932593
DOI:10.1145/1121341
Program Chairs:
Doug Baldwin
SUNY Geneseo
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Paul Tymann
Rochester Institute of Technology
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Susan Haller
SUNY Potsdam
,
Ingrid Russell
University of Hartford

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