cabbagemedley | (no subject)

Well, my OU Module result was a pass 2 in the end (2:1 equivalent), which is fine and still gets me the first I wanted overall, provided I pass 60 more credits of something. But the final essay (which is what some modules do instead of an exam) only scored 67% which at the OU is a 2:2. It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things but I'm still gutted. Especially since, looking at the mark breakdown, one of the areas I scored low in was "Clearness of expression and use of academic conventions". I just reread the essay - and I don't want to be that student who can't accept they fucked up - but it reads fine. And my referencing is all there, thorough and consistent and exactly the way I've been doing it all year. There must have been something they didn't like but I can't identify it and that makes me feel stupid.

I don't mind being told I got it wrong, but I hate not understanding what I got wrong. :( And I'm worried about doing it again. I've got another year to go and I'm hoping to do an MA after.

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How frustrating :(
Can you ask for more detailed feedback or doesn't it work that way?

I don't think they give out any more info than they already have - I guess in their eyes it's not a teaching tool the way the earlier coursework is, so it doesn't make sense to expend resources on getting feedback to students. I have sent my tutor a (very polite) email asking if she knows any way I can find out more, but I'm expecting her to say no. Oh well!

For me, the cost-cuttings at uni hit hard for assessment and actual teaching; it was immensely frustrating to have so little feedback, and to have final grades depend on just one or two papers or exams.