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This site contains information to help you understand the marking process in humanities, creative arts and science essays.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Marking Scheme - Creative Arts

The following marking scheme for creative arts and science SHOULD NOT be used (but currently is used, even though it implies agreement and disagreement deserve different marks).

H1 and H2A essays have breasoning, and rebreasoning completed as part of them.
a. H1 or 80-100%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting.
i. 90% essays have breathsoning and rebreathsoning completed as part of them.
ii. 100% essays have space and time tests completed as part of them.
b. H2A or 75-79%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a different theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting.
c. H2B or 70-74%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a different theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting. The objects are breasoned.
d. H3 or 65-69%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting. The objects are breasoned.
e. P or 50-64%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive theme.
f. N or 0-49%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a different theme.


To earn A (80%), one should write 85 reasons using the breasoning rules (5 exposition + 5 critique + 25 detailed reasoning + 50 mind map), to earn A+, one should write 130 reasons (for each of 10 reasons per essay, 9 reasons support them, and 2 breasoned breathsonings and 1 breasoned rebreathsoning reasons support the original reason), to earn 100%, one should write 190 reasons ( or each of 10 reasons per essay, 9 reasons support them, 2 breasoned breathsonings and 1 breasoned rebreathsoning reasons support the original reason and 3 space tests and 3 time tests beasonings support the original reason). Rarely, 250 breasonings, which earn 100% are universally recognised as supporting the spiritual imagery of a production. See Tables 1-2 below.

Table 1. Number of breasonings required for A+ using current system.

For each of (5 reasons in exposition + 5 reasons in critique =) 10 reasons per essay:Breasoning for reason 1 for reason n.Breasoning for Breathsoning for subject noun in reason n.Maximum A+ = 90 for 130 breasonings (range from 80.1%-90% is 86-130 breasonings).

Breasoning for reason 2 for reason n.Breasoning for Breathsoning for object noun in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 3 for reason n.Breasoning for Rebreathsoning for Verb in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 4 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 5 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 6 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 7 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 8 for reason n.


Breasoning for reason 9 for reason n.


Table 2. Number of breasonings required for 100% using current system.

For each of (5 reasons in exposition + 5 reasons in critique =) 10 reasons per essay:Breasoning for reason 1 for reason n.Breasoning for Breathsoning for subject noun in reason n.Maximum 100% = 190 breasonings (range from 90.1%-100% is 131-190 breasonings).

Breasoning for reason 2 for reason n.Breasoning for Breathsoning for object noun in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 3 for reason n.Breasoning for Rebreathsoning for Verb in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 4 for reason n.Space Test: Breasoning for room in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 5 for reason n.Space Test: Breasoning for part of room in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 6 for reason n.Space Test: Breasoning for direction in room in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 7 for reason n.Time Test: Breasoning for time to prepare for action in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 8 for reason n.Time Test: Breasoning for time to do action in reason n.

Breasoning for reason 9 for reason n.Time Test: Breasoning for time to finish action in reason n.

The following marking scheme SHOULD be used (because it gives agreement and disagreement the same mark):

H1 and H2A essays have breasoning, and rebreasoning completed as part of them.
a. A or 75-100%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive or negative (with examples of how a positive thing shouldn't go wrong) theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting.
i. A+ (87.5%) essays have breathsoning and rebreathsoning completed as part of them.
ii. 100% essays have space and time tests completed as part of them.

b. B or 65-74%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive or negative theme. The story is about five objects related to the setting. The objects are breasoned.

c. P or 50-64%
An essay is given this mark if the student writes on a positive or negative theme.

d. N or 0-49%
An essay is given this mark if the student doesn't answer the question.

See * above.

To earn A (75%), one should write 85 reasons using the breasoning rules (5 exposition + 5 critique + 25 detailed reasoning + 50 mind map), to earn A+, one should write 130 reasons (for each of 10 reasons per essay, 9 reasons support them, and 2 breasoned breathsonings and 1 breasoned rebreathsoning reasons support the original reason), to earn 100%, one should write 190 reasons ( or each of 10 reasons per essay, 9 reasons support them, 2 breasoned breathsonings and 1 breasoned rebreathsoning reasons support the original reason and 3 space tests and 3 time tests beasonings support the original reason). Rarely, 250 breasonings, which earn 100% are universally recognised as supporting the spiritual imagery of a production. See Tables 3-4 below.

Table 3. Number of breasonings required for A+ using suggested equitable system.

For each of (5 reasons in exposition + 5 reasons in critique =) 10 reasons per essay: Breasoning for reason 1 for reason n. Breasoning for Breathsoning for subject noun in reason n. Maximum A+ = 87.5 for 130 breasonings (range from 75.1%-87.5% is 86-130 breasonings).


Breasoning for reason 2 for reason n. Breasoning for Breathsoning for object noun in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 3 for reason n. Breasoning for Rebreathsoning for Verb in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 4 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 5 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 6 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 7 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 8 for reason n.





Breasoning for reason 9 for reason n.




Table 4. Number of breasonings required for 100% using suggested equitable system.

For each of (5 reasons in exposition + 5 reasons in critique =) 10 reasons per essay: Breasoning for reason 1 for reason n. Breasoning for Breathsoning for subject noun in reason n. Maximum 100% = 190 breasonings (range from 87.6%-100% is 131-190 breasonings).


Breasoning for reason 2 for reason n. Breasoning for Breathsoning for object noun in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 3 for reason n. Breasoning for Rebreathsoning for Verb in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 4 for reason n. Space Test: Breasoning for room in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 5 for reason n. Space Test: Breasoning for part of room in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 6 for reason n. Space Test: Breasoning for direction in room in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 7 for reason n. Time Test: Breasoning for time to prepare for action in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 8 for reason n. Time Test: Breasoning for time to do action in reason n.


Breasoning for reason 9 for reason n. Time Test: Breasoning for time to finish action in reason n.



On my blog, I wrote after conferring with the Melbourne University Vice Chancellor Glyn Davis that agreement and disagreement equitably deserve the same grade. Later, the University may institute this change. Teachers and lecturers may recalculate the equitable grade by modifying the current system's grade (see Table 5.) or counting breasonings written down as part of a computational marking scheme.

Table 5. Conversion table from old marking scheme to new equitable marking scheme

Current marking scheme grade letter Current marking scheme Number of breasonings in current marking scheme New equitable marking scheme grade letter New equitable marking scheme Number of breasonings in new equitable marking scheme
A++ 90.1-100% 131-190 A++ 87.6-100% 131-190
A+ 80.1-90% 86-130 A+ 75.1-87.5% 86-130
H1 or A 80.00% 85 A 75.00% (ranges from 75-79% or 80-80% in current marking scheme) 85
H2A 75-79% 85

H2B 70-74% 70-84 B 65-74% (ranges from 65-69% or 70-74% in current marking scheme) 65-84
H3 65-69% 65-69

P 50-64% 50-64 P 50-64% 50-64
N 0-49% 0-49 N 0-49% 0-49

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Essay Requirements

Think of positive ideas about an idea, and some differing from it, as follows:
Opinionative essays:
H1*:
a. Agree (in exposition) - Write an exposition of the text in the first half of the essay.
b. Agree (critique) - Write that the text is a good idea.
c. Differ - Think of a critique which argues against the text in the second half of the essay, one of the five paragraphs could be e.g. The astronaut tripped over the sleeping bag. This happened when he tried to put it away, but it wouldn't fit, and he tripped over it when he walked past. This meant he couldn't concentrate on the space industry.
d. Agree - Write that the text is a good idea in the end.
H2A*:
a. Agree (in exposition) - as for above, etc.
b. Differ (critique)
c. Agree
* Please check with your lecturer whether the H1 for a particular assignment is based on agreeing or disagreeing with the text.
Creative arts or science:
H1:
a. Positive (in exposition) - Write down a story on a positive theme.
b. Agree (critique) - In Masters one must write, otherwise think of a critique that agrees with the story.
c. Differ - Think of a critique that differs from the story.
d. Agree - Think of a critique that agrees with the story in the end.
OR
a. Positive (in exposition) - as for above, etc.
b. Differ (critique)
c. Agree
H2A:
a. Different (in exposition) - Write down a story on a different (negative) theme.
b. Agree (critique) - as for above.
c. Differ
d. Agree
OR
a. Different (in exposition)
b. Differ (critique)
c. Agree

Sections in the assignment should be illustrated using the method described in “Breasoning”.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Reduction of meditation text to zero

It is unnecessary to write a meditation text in the above format. This can be decided by a senior practitioner.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Senior practitioner reduction

For each assignment, a 96 minute meditation session is necessary to decide to reduce the word count of each of the primary texts from 100 to approximately 8.
Before one meditates for 96 minutes, one must have meditated using the 24 minute session twice per day for two months.
a. To meditate, always take two minutes to prepare for meditation and finish.
b. One silently repeats the mantra "am" for twenty minutes twice daily. The mantra becomes more and more refined, until one "transcends" one's everyday thoughts.
After two months using the mantra, one can start to use the sutra.
a. In the evening, start with the mantra as described above.
b. Take a four minute break.
c. Repeat the sutra "am, one, two, three, four, five" to yourself every 15 seconds for twenty minutes.
d. Take a two minute break.
e. Repeat the sutra "bubbliness" to yourself every 15 seconds for twenty minutes.
f. Take two minutes break.
g. Repeat the sutra "bubbliness, one, two" to yourself every 15 seconds for twenty minutes.
h. Take a two minute break.
i. Repeat either the sutra "practitioner" or the sutra “teacher” to yourself every 15 seconds for twenty minutes. (By repeating “teacher” you wil become qualified to teach meditation.)
j. Take a two minute break.
k. Repeat the sutra “one, two, three, four” to yourself every 15 seconds for twenty minutes.
l. Take a two minute break.
This is the senior practictioner meditation technique. As a senior practioner, you can make the described reduction yourself.
Write down 60 8 word texts (500 words in total) based on the ideas from 5. Mind Map applied to the essay topic and negate a negative use of each of the 60 ideas.

60 Primary texts

Write down negative term from 60 100 word texts based on the ideas from “Pedagogy” applied to the essay and negate a word from each of them.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Other students’ collection results

Ask each student in the subject whether he or she has or will collect whether each of the students in the subject has collected the data meaning the student will earn A. For a student to earn A, he or she must have collected whether each of the student s will earn A, together with being sure of how to complete the assignment, and have commented on a comment by each student on the A. If the comment contains a feature that is in the assignment, the comment on it is “it is correct”. If the comment contains a feature that is not in the assignment, the comment on it is “it is incorrect”.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Setting

Select a single setting's, i.e. room's objects to base your argument on.
For example, in an essay about a car, you could argue the car moves forward, reverses, turns towards the shops, turns towards home and has apples in it for the children.