CFA essay grading conclusion, question, specific, correct, others

king_kong

ALL - short question about essay grading. Assume in the exam, a question asks to point out ONE reason for a specific conclusion. If I wrote two or more reasons and one of them is correct, while the others are wrong. Will the full marks be given? It has been worrying me for a long time. Thanks for any feedback!

cityboy

If they ask for only one reason- the grader will ONLY look at the first reason you put down and then stop reading. If that is the correct one- score. If that is not the correct one- no points, even if your second reason is correct.

mar350

smokin'hot is correct. Only the first answer will be graded. When one reason is asked and you think there are two reasons possible, mention the one you are most sure of.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 09:28AM by cityboy.

lcw77

Thanks for your reponses. The rule sounds not that optimal for exam taker :-(.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 10:16AM by spenserzhou.

mik82

spenserzhou Wrote:
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> Thanks for your reponses. The rule sounds not that
> optimal for exam taker :-(.

Yeah, it would be best if you can just write something and the grader tries to find something in there that makes sense to give you full credit.

But thats not the way it is.

mik82

giving two answers would mean you are not confident on the the first one.