I just got my most recent exam back (MATH0312, Intermediate Algebra, Community college) and I got a very good grade - a 96%. I was a little surprised though, when I looked through the exam, the -4 points was for 4 separate instances of (-1 pt) missing exponents or incorrect +/- signs. These questions were worth 4 - 10 pts each.
The way I see it, math is not creative writing. Signs and exponents are not punctuation marks. An answer with an incorrect sign is completely wrong. There should not be any partial credit. It's either right or it's wrong.
When I re-grade my my exam according to my criteria, I got a 69, not a 96.
Is this partial credit just because I'm in a remedial class, or can I expect this to continue through the next 4 years?
The way I see it, math is not creative writing. Signs and exponents are not punctuation marks. An answer with an incorrect sign is completely wrong. There should not be any partial credit. It's either right or it's wrong.
When I re-grade my my exam according to my criteria, I got a 69, not a 96.
Is this partial credit just because I'm in a remedial class, or can I expect this to continue through the next 4 years?