Math Exam 1 problem-solving section Revision – detailed guidelines

  • Who should submit a Math Exam 1 Revision?
    • All students are invited to submit an Exam Revision (details below) for as many problems as you choose to revise and resubmit.
    • Students must submit a Revision if their score on the Problem-Solving portions is less than 35 point out of 55 possible.
  • Exam Revision Detailed Guidelines
    • You may utilize any resource available to you, but submitted work must reflect your own personal understanding of the material.
    • The care you take in presenting your work will be considered when evaluating it, so pay attention to organization, neatness, etc.
    • Revisions must be neat, complete, and presented in a logical, clear-to-understand fashion.
    • Since these are revisions, a higher standard will be used to evaluate your responses. Essentially, your solutions should be of the highest quality you can produce.
    • You may revise any problems you choose, and must present a complete solution to all parts of any problem you choose to revise (except for Problem 3, where you may treat each of the subsections as a separate problem).
  • Math Exam 1 Meta-cognitive Reflection
    • In addition to revising the problems and in an attempt to help solidify your learning, attend to gaps, build a firm conceptual and procedural foundation for future work, and help you improve your study habits, I’ve added in a meta-cognitive reflection asking you to analyze your performance on the exam.
    • This is motivated primarily by the kinds of gaps I observed on exam first drafts.
    • This is an essential part of your Exam Revision. I will not consider Exam Revisions that do not include this work, done thoughtfully.
    • For each problem you choose to revise and submit, you must answer the following questions. Submit these responses on their own sheet of paper, typed up or written up neatly, with your name, separate from the revised exam.
      1. Name/describe the algebra/pre-calculus and calculus concepts and procedures needed for this problem.
      2. Identify specifically (e.g. which Reading Response, Lecture, Math Lab, Problem Set, and/or Quiz: give a specific identifier) where you had a chance to learn/practice these concepts and procedures.
      3. Identify specifically what the gaps were for you in demonstrating your learning for this problem. This is intended to help your learning. There are two extremes to be aware of: i) Self-flagellation. Use self-compassion, like we discussed in the Week 5 Seminar, and don’t beat yourself up; ii) Ego-protection. Use honesty and critical thinking to avoid bluffing yourself.
      4. Name/describe strategies you can actually and realistically practice to address the gaps you identified in the previous step, to turn them into opportunities for learning and improvement.