Thursday, February 21, 2008

Amazing

I just figured out that I can analyze your SMA input (inside Excel spreadsheet) for partial credit. E.g., if you make an error on #51 but then use that answer with the correct method in #52, I can give partial credit on #52.

Incredibly sweet. You cannot underestimate how exciting that is for me. It means that, as we build up the SMA part of the midterms, we can extract partial credit, maybe even bonus points, from the input. It is like going from a tapping a spoon on a bottle to listening to a symphony orchestra.

Excellent!