Midterm Results, Stats and Summary of Most MIssed Items

Column Statistics for: Midterm Curved
Count: 29
Average: 95.4
Median: 95.5
Maximum: 112.0
Minimum: 70.0

Summary of Exam-
This was a high points exam- almost double the number of questions I ask on most exams, but that was because with this subject matter the more you can miss, the better. I will see how to "weight" it at the end of the semester.

Multiple choice were worth 2 pts, T/F, one point and the essays were graded as the points stated on the questions (varied).

Most Missed Items:
On the first page, several of you missed a point or two because you didn’t actually describe Down’s Syndrome/ Trisomy 21 (even though it was written and underlines in the instructions), just named what it was and the gender. So you missed 2 of the 4 points possible.

The Eugenics question was not often entirely missed but many missed a point or two off of the 4 points total possible. It wasn’t just an experiment from a long time ago, and it also isn’t just the option to pick the sex of your baby…although those can be used as examples. So you got partial credit for answers like that.

Long term diabetes: complications include renal failure, blindness and amputation (many missed it by saying that amputation WAS NOT) a complication.

I gave you credit on the protein synthesis if you answered a. ribisomes OR b. Lysosomes. Just because.

Cystic Fibrosis: life span of about 40 years, secretion of excessively thick body fluids and difficulty with digestion were ALL correct (all the above).

Everyone did great with the Heredity Chart!

Many mix-ups with Klinefelters and Fragile X.

Compare and Contrast: lots of partial credit there. Many of you forgot the compare and contrast part. Those who used Turner’s and Klinefelters had the best time of it with their answers and it was probably the easiest two to do this with. I also got some very wrong and puzzling genetic disorders (Incest?).

Pretty good job overall with the Cell Diagram. Most missed on that was Smooth ER.
I think almost everyone got all of the lobes right on the diagram, and pretty great job with the damaged lobe issues.

The Piaget question repeated, so I graded the first and then you got the second one for free (you got it right no matter what you answered). So another 2 points freebie there.

I failed to understand why anyone would leave the symptoms (list 5) of anxiety blank- I gave credit for pretty much anything you wrote there ;)

Bureaucracy: either you knew it or you didn’t… but I gave it to you. Those who got it can see it as a bonus, and this is part of the reason I dropped the possible from 112 to 110. It is from Chapter 4, even though I told you it was going to be on the exam.

Watson may show up again on the Final, too many people got him confused with others. (Little Albert).
Overall, pretty great job!

Happy Fall Break!