Ch 3 Test Corrections

I am offering test corrections for the Chapter 3 Test.  These will need to be submitted to me by Monday (1/30) at the end of the day.  If I don't see you for a final on that day, you can find me in room 351 after school.  Below is the test correction procedure.  You must follow it to receive credit for your corrections.  Again, this must be submitted to me no later than end-of-day on Monday, 1/30, contrary to the time frame laid out for typical test corrections below.

Test Correction Procedure

You have one week to complete test corrections. The week begins on the day that your graded test is handed back to you. (Corrections will only be accepted for credit back on tests. You are still encouraged to make corrections on quizzes.)

You may get help from your classmates, parents, or teacher (before school, in the math lab during lunch, and after school). However, make sure you understand your errors enough to explain them clearly.

You must do the following on a piece of loose-leaf paper for each incorrect question or problem on the test:

1. Number the problem/question and rewrite it.
2. Write at least two complete sentences explaining what your error was and what you need to do to correct it. Write enough to prove that you understand it now. Include the type of error that you made.
3. Show all work to correct the problem or question and include the right answer (make sure that the correct answer is clearly visible or circle it).

You can earn as much as half of the missed points back.

You will receive credit back if and only if the corrections that you made are correct.

You will receive a maximum of 1/2 credit back if you have 85% or better, 1/3 credit back if you have 70%-84.99%, and 1/4 back if you have 25%-69.99% in the homework category.

The original test MUST be turned in with the corrections.

You will need a parent or guardian signature on all tests and all test corrections.

Example Sentences:

“I made a mistake with exponent rules in the original expression. I should have added the exponents, but instead, I multiplied them. To fix this, I will have to use the product rule instead of the power rule.”

“My error was just a simple multiplication mistake. The volume for the cylinder that I found was twice as big as it should be because I accidentally multiplied the height and area of the base incorrectly. I wrote that 6x4 was 48. It was just an arithmetic mistake.”

Types of Errors

Computation Error

Adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, ect. incorrectly

Precision Error

Work too messy to understand | Dropping a negative sign | Forgetting parentheses | Missing units | Incorrect notation | Writing the wrong number | Not following directions

Problem Solving Error

Not following the rules of Algebra | Failure to complete all of the steps | Not showing thought process/work for each step

Conceptual Error

Not understanding the concept that is being tested