[LON-CAPA-users] 2.11 partially correct and Lenient grading

[Stuart Raeburn]

Hi,

> I cannot find the lenient and retrypartial parameters.  Are they new  
>  to v2.11?

Yes.

Release notes for 2.11 are here:
http://mail.lon-capa.org/pipermail/lon-capa-announce/2014/000089.html

(linked to from http://install.loncapa.org , which is where the  
compressed tar file for the new version can be found).


Stuart Raeburn
LON-CAPA Academic Consortium


Quoting "Harding, Gene L" <glhardin at purdue.edu>:

> Hi Stuart,
>
> I cannot find the lenient and retrypartial parameters.  Are they new  
>  to v2.11?
>
> Thanks,
> Gene
>
> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
> Gene L. Harding, P.E.
> Associate Professor of ECET
> Purdue University
> 574-520-4190
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org   
> [mailto:lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org] On Behalf Of   
> Stuart Raeburn
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 11:12 AM
> To: lon-capa-users at mail.lon-capa.org
> Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] 2.11 partially correct and Lenient grading
>
> Hi,
>
> If you wish to allow students to continue to make submissions (up to  
>  the maximum number of tries allowed) for an optionresponse or   
> matchresponse item, for which the "lenient" parameter has been set,   
> then you would also want to set the "retrypartial" to "yes".  As you  
>  noted the default is "no".
>
> Note: students may reduce their scores for the item as well as   
> increase them, by making additional submission(s) after submitting a  
>  partially correct response, because LON-CAPA will report points   
> awarded for a problem part based on the value of "awarded" computed   
> for the most recent submission (at the time it was graded), unless   
> overridden by a score entered via the grading interface by course   
> personnel.
>
> For the case where both lenient and retrypartial parameters are set   
> to yes, no additional submissions are allowed for the student when   
> all response items have been answered correctly (i.e., full credit   
> has been awarded).
>
>> Q2. Does the "Lenient grading" has to be set before the students start
>> answering the question? If it is set after some students answered the
>> question, but some don't what happens? What about setting after the
>> set is closed? Any effect?
>
> What matters is the value of the lenient parameter (as it applies to  
>  the particular student and the particular resource) when a   
> submission is graded.
>
> Any partially correct submissions to optionresponse or matchresponse  
>  submitted during a time when lenient is set to "default" (or not   
> set) will receive an awarddetail of INCORRECT, and an awarded value   
> of value 0 (unless bubblesheet grading).
>
> By contrast, partially correct submissions will receive an   
> awarddetail of ASSIGNED_SCORE and an awarded value of   
> #right/#possible, when lenient is set to "yes".
>
> There is no effect on previously graded submissions when   
> changing/setting the lenient parameter after a homework is set has   
> closed).
>
>
> Stuart Raeburn
> LON-CAPA Academic Consortium
>
>
> Quoting "H. K. Ng" <hkng at fsu.edu>:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Q1. How does the "Partially correct is answerable" works? The default
>> is "no". Does this mean that if a student got some partial credit the
>> student cannot submit any more? I guess this make sense if lc
>> indicates which statement is correct??
>>
>> Q2. Does the "Lenient grading" has to be set before the students start
>> answering the question? If it is set after some students answered the
>> question, but some don't what happens? What about setting after the
>> set is closed? Any effect?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -hk
>>
>
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