As a high school teacher I never return a piece of work with less than an 'A' grade without some indication of what was less than perfect and the areas on which the student should focus on in order to improve next time. I think one of the problems with universities is that many lecturers/tutors aren't actually trained in how to teach - they're academics, or even students themselves, and as such they may know how to lecture, but not necessarily how to educate. I agree with Kup. Towers, unfortunately in situations like these the only way to find out what's going wrong is to talk to the person marking your work. If I were you, I would point out the fact that the marking lacks constructive criticism, and hopefully next time they will have learned from their mistakes, even if their lack of transparency has meant that you've been no closer to finding out your own.Originally Posted by Towers_Spy
If I get one more crap mark for assignments I work my a$$ off to perfect, I'm going to scream. I am not a credit student, and never have been, so why do I keep getting assignments back with that damn letter on it and no reason why? If I was given constructive criticism I might accept it, but not when the only comments written on it is "well done, a very nice piece of work", and thats it? Are there any teachers or lecturers out there can you perhaps give me a hint as to why I am receiving such contradictory marks?!
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that aside, I did do exactly that and now I'm waiting for a meeting. Here's hoping they actually help
