I just scored an 79% on an online midterm. That's a C (a high C, but a C). Now, this is not a grade that I'm particularly comfortable with, but as I get older and start to look at the value of test grades vs. actual learning, I'm starting to understand that perhaps tests aren't everything. So here is my rationalization.
1) The average score for the class (thus far) is an 80%.
2) I forgot that one of the lectures was not in my notebook -- I had a powerpoint printed off, and simply forgot about it, and didn't study it. Having said that, I thought I knew the information alright, but surely looking over it would have been helpful. There is no one to blame but myself for this.
3) After taking the test, I went back through my notes to get an idea of what I missed and what I did wrong. Of course, I didn't have the test questions in front of me, but I mostly remembered the ones I was unsure about, and found the real answers to a couple that I did get wrong. Although it didn't show in my test score, that's also learning.
Re: #3, I'm beginning to see the value of learning over grades, which I think is important. And that's something that certainly has only come since grad school.
So, there you have it. Perhaps my lowest test grade ever (I exaggerate. But only slightly). Guess it's time to take this class a little more seriously.
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