You will want to become familiar with the nomenclature used at Texas Law to describe evaluation methods. This will reduce the chance that students will be confused about how you intend to evaluate them.
The evaluation methods you select are displayed in the course schedule. Select all evaluation methods that apply, as students will use this information when selecting their classes. You should not deviate from your announced method of evaluation. More detailed information about how students will be evaluated should be provided in your syllabus. All exams should be graded anonymously.
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- In-room, proctored exam, administered on a day and time assigned by the Student Affairs Office (SAO)
- Exam may be up to 4 hours in length
- Students will use Exam4 software to type and submit their answers, or SAO-provided white books if they choose to hand-write their answers
- Internet access and access to materials on students’ computers can be restricted
- A student’s work is automatically saved in Exam4 as they type
- Bubble sheets provided by the SAO can be used for multiple choice responses (up to 100 questions with 10 options for answer choices per question)
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- Administered by the professor’s faculty coordinator (the SAO may, by request, administer a take-home exam using Exam4, with appropriate advanced notice)
- Administered on a specified day assigned by the Student Affairs Office
- Length of time students have to complete the exam is determined by the professor, up to 24 hours (selecting the correct length from the take-home options helps us identify any potential conflicts)
- Students take the exam at a location of their convenience and must return their answers within the prescribed time period
- Students have access to the Internet and to all materials on their computer during the exam
- Students write exam responses in Word and are responsible for saving and printing their own work
- Classrooms may not be used for take-home exams
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- Administered by the professor’s faculty coordinator (the SAO may, by request, administer a floating exam using Exam4, with appropriate advanced notice)
- Students are able to select the day, within the regular exam period, that they will take their floating exam (NOTE: floating exams may not be administered on the final Friday of the exam period)
- Length of time students have to complete the exam is determined by the professor, up to 24 hours
- Students take the exam at a location of their convenience and must return their answers within the prescribed time period
- Students have access to the Internet and to all materials on their computer during the exam
- Students write exam responses in Word and are responsible for saving and printing their own work
- Classrooms may not be used for floating exams
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- Graded exam administered during the term
- Can be administered during class time or at a time scheduled by the SAO that does not conflict with student schedules
- Can be administered either by the professor’s faculty coordinator or by the SAO
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- Substantial and original scholarly paper addressing one or more law-related issues
- Papers should not be due during the final exam period
- Not graded anonymously
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- Anything that is not a formal exam or term paper (e.g. class participation, weekly quizzes, drafting exercises, pleadings, motions, homework assignments, class presentations, projects, etc.)
- Projects and assignments should not be due during the final exam period
- Not graded anonymously
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