Clicker correct bonus (4)

If you answered 26 questions correctly, you earned the bonus for clicker activity, per syllabus. It is 4 bonus points. Fewer than 26 correct: no bonus.

Clicker bonus now figurable.

The number of clicker questions you have correct is now active on your My Grades page in Webcourses. If this number is 75% or higher, you nab 4 bonus points.

Lots of nabbing going on. :)

Clickers pointage is activated; estimate current position.

Students, I just activated the "Clickers pointage" row and a little further down, the "Clickers answered subtotal" row on your My Grades page in Webcourses. The pointage is explained on the syllabus.

The pointage row reflects the points you would earn out of 25 possible on clickers for your semester grade. Remember, I will round this UP to the nearest whole number when I actually do the semester grades on Friday or so.

You can estimate your current grade state by adding up

1. the two exam scores,
2. HW pointage and
3. clickers pointage,

then dividing by 136. Look up this percentage on the syllabus.

There are some odds and ends to fix up, like question 46 from Exam 2 (still not finished!), bonus points etc., but the three figures above will give you a percentage pretty close to what your grade would be if I were to award semester grades today, instead of after the final exam. I estimate that 48 out of 57 students on the roster have at least a C- or higher right now, going into the final exam.

Remember, though: we still have HW and clickers this week, plus the final, so the percentages today can still change, especially due to the final exam.

Homework is ready, and I am working on clicker points.

Your homework 16 is ready to roll. I am working on clicker points right now.

PDFs for clicker sessions A15 and A16

The PDFs of clicker sessions A15 and A16 are now up for you to review. Look in the Ratatouille folder in the Webcourses home page.

Code, lovely codes

Being a teacher, so it is my delight to view you guys thinking and to see you put your thoughts into words. I love it!

That is why it is delightful to me to work out the code question data from yesterday's 2 PM lecture. I just uploaded the data into your My Grades page in Webcourses, and it requires some explication.

1. A15 answered: basic score that goes into your semester grade. If you clicked in a response, you got this.
2. A15 correct: goes into potential bonus points at end of semester, as explained in syllabus.
3. A15.1 decode: this is the transformation of your compact code answer to question 1, into clear English. I reviewed this to determine if you answered A15.1 correctly.
4. ..A15.1 correct: If your decode was righteous, you got 1 point here.
5. Similarly for A15.2 and A15.3
6. The sum of ..A15.1 correct + ..A15.2 correct + ..A15.3 correct = item 2 on this list A15 correct.

(I usually use .. in Webcourses as a prefix for a subset of an exam score or some other score.)

So the subset of specific decodes and correct subscores tells you all about your performance. This is normal.

But the thing that just knocks me out is reading through your decodes. Some of the answers were unexpected but true, right on the mark. That is why this method is like a million bucks. Or, put it another way: Think of all the ways UCF forces you to regurgitate what your profs say in lecture -- part of the system. But these code questions have enough freedom and breadth that you the student can really be creative. Boy, howdy!

Homeworks to do

There are now two homework assignments to work on tonight:

12. HW 12, a regular homework assignment over today's material.
13. Review HW 13, a mini-review to prep for tomorrow's exam.

Also, I just uploaded the first official clicker data, "A14 answered" and "A14 correct" based on today's gigantic clicker session.

In addition, there is a PDF of the sessions today and yesterday. Look for the Ratatouille icon on the home page.

Clicker data are up.

For everyone who has registered at http://student.turningtechnologies.com/, there are A12 clicker data up in Webcourses.

1. "A12 answered" tells how many questions you answered in class.
2. "A12 correct" tells you how many questions you answered correctly today.
3. "A12 bonus point" is the bonus point you get today for being registered and ready to click.

When clicker points officially start on Tuesday, the "Axx answered" figures into your regular semester grade, and the "Axx correct" factors up for possible 4 point bonus at semester's end. Both of these concepts are spelled out in the syllabus. I have set up these two rows up now so that you can see how it works, but our first "for real" clicker points start with A14, next Tuesday.

For now, it is just one bonus point per class meeting, if registered.

Side note: do not stress out if you see the clicker rows disappear, re-appear and disappear a few times over the weekend. It just means I am messing around in the gradebook, trying to figure out the best way to upload your data.

29 out of 60 registered

I just updated "Your Device ID" and the total is now 29. That is half the class.

The rest of you: No more slacking! Get on over to the Turning Technologies website and register, asap. Instructions are four posts below this one.

Exam 1 scantron scores are now UP.

You can now see your Exam 1 scantron score in your My Grades page of Webcourses. Exam 1 was all scantron, so there is no "..Exam 1 SMA" score for Exam 1. Exam 2, however, will have clicker SMA questions, now that we are getting the hang of ResponseCard XR.

Also, I uploaded another bunch of devices for those of you who registered your clickers this afternoon.

If your device ID is blank, make sure to register your clicker asap.

7

I now have 7 students' ResponseCards registered: Madeleine, Rebecca, Firelei, Shawna, Brittany, Jason and Keith. Good work.

The rest of youse: get your you-know-whats in there and register, asap.

How to get your ResponseCard XR registered

How to get your ResponseCard XR registered:

1. Go to the website http://student.turningtechnologies.com


2. Enter your ResponseCard XR's Device ID (found on back of unit).


3. Enter your first name and last name in the appropriate fields.


4. In "Other Field" type in your NID.


5. Complete security entry (code letters and numbers).


6. Press Next


7. Enter the instructor email address: dr_b_777@yahoo.com


8. Select PSC1121-A001 and add it to the list on the right.


9. Click Next and confirm information. You may click Back if you find information you need to correct.

Get this squared away for lecture tomorrow. There is not much you can do online, other than register your clicker this way.

However, I created a new row in your My Grades page in Webcourses, "Device ID." I will be updating the clicker roster from from the TurningTechnologies.com website early and bright tomorrow morning and every hour or two until lecture tomorrow. So check that part of your My Grades page to verify that you are registered.

Be ready. Firelei and Rebecca, check course mail.

Everybody: Be on the alert tonight for an assignment concerning your clicker and how to register it etc.

Firelei and Rebecca: Check course mail in Webcourses!