Exams and Grading
Students will be evaluated on the basis of lesson examinations. AAIS courses are very much like their classroom counterparts, except for "when" and "where" the student studies and completes lesson exams. Students are not evaluated on how well they compare with other students, but on how well they perform in terms of the learning objectives.
Examinations should be submitted on a timely basis. Students may study at their own pace but they are expected to complete all of the course exams in six (6) months. Most students finish their courses in less time.
Students may study at irregular times and for different amounts of time each week, but they should establish a weekly study schedule and try not to deviate from it. Each student should attempt to complete at least one lesson exam each month. This schedule is designed to allow students sufficient time to complete their studies. It is a suggested schedule - precisely when students complete each exam is entirely up to them.
Each student exam is personally reviewed by an instructor, who is either the author of the learning materials or an individual with many years of practical experience. Each examination is viewed as a learning tool as well as a measurement device.
The instructor, in addition to grading examinations, will indicate the correct answer and reference page for any questions marked as incorrect. Whenever appropriate, an instructor may contact students by telephone or correspondence to discuss their study progress. Students are also welcome to contact their instructor if they feel the need to do so. Students should not delay their studies while their examinations are being graded, but they should stop, review and restudy critical areas when each exam is returned. This review of the examination and the use of the instructor's comments is a vital part of the entire instructional system of AAIS.
The individual examinations are scored on a straight numerical basis. Once a student has completed all the examinations in a course, the final grade is determined by averaging all the exam grades together. Some courses have only one exam. The final grade is determined by the following scale:
Examinations should be submitted on a timely basis. Students may study at their own pace but they are expected to complete all of the course exams in six (6) months. Most students finish their courses in less time.
Students may study at irregular times and for different amounts of time each week, but they should establish a weekly study schedule and try not to deviate from it. Each student should attempt to complete at least one lesson exam each month. This schedule is designed to allow students sufficient time to complete their studies. It is a suggested schedule - precisely when students complete each exam is entirely up to them.
Each student exam is personally reviewed by an instructor, who is either the author of the learning materials or an individual with many years of practical experience. Each examination is viewed as a learning tool as well as a measurement device.
The instructor, in addition to grading examinations, will indicate the correct answer and reference page for any questions marked as incorrect. Whenever appropriate, an instructor may contact students by telephone or correspondence to discuss their study progress. Students are also welcome to contact their instructor if they feel the need to do so. Students should not delay their studies while their examinations are being graded, but they should stop, review and restudy critical areas when each exam is returned. This review of the examination and the use of the instructor's comments is a vital part of the entire instructional system of AAIS.
The individual examinations are scored on a straight numerical basis. Once a student has completed all the examinations in a course, the final grade is determined by averaging all the exam grades together. Some courses have only one exam. The final grade is determined by the following scale:
After an examination is graded, it is returned to the student. Students who receive 69% or lower on a test may
elect to retest. If not, the standing "Failure" (F) indicates that the student has not obtained any credit for the
course. A new test will be sent automatically with any failed exam. No further retests are permitted after the
submission of a subsequent lesson exam or the expiration of the course time limit.
AAIS policy is that any student who passes a retest may not score higher than 70%, no matter what score they received
on the retest. Students who fail to achieve a minimum passing grade (70%) on a retest will receive the higher of the
two failing grades they earned, which is calculated into the final average. No further retesting is available.
For grading requirements and retesting policies of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Food Employee
Certification or Recertification Courses, please go to the PA Dept. of Ag. courses page.
The Academy reserves the right to discontinue the enrollment of any student whose work is consistently poor.
Academic counseling is available upon request before any retest. Please email AAIS at info@123ce.com
or call us at 800-830-5142 with any questions regarding retests.
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