Answers to Teachers' Quiz #2:  1C   2C    3B     4D     5A      6B   7D    8B     9C    10A

Many teachers and students believe that effort should be considered when grading. However, effort is not well-defined or consistently applied.

What does “effort” mean in a grade? How does grading effort affect students? Many teachers simply define effort as how hard a student tries and apply a grade for a good attempt as a motivational factor. Whether or not grading effort is a good practice is hard to say, but there are some issues that are worth considering.

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