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Negative grades Assessing students in exams with negative points?

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I've seen that some math teachers of the maths department applydesign tests which punish errors with negative points.

Why do they assign negative points? Grade that goes below zero doesn't make sense. What are some pedagogical reasons why teachers might do this?

I've seen that some teachers of the maths department apply tests which punish errors with negative points.

Why negative points? Grade that goes below zero doesn't make sense.

I've seen that some math teachers design tests which punish errors with negative points.

Why do they assign negative points? What are some pedagogical reasons why teachers might do this?

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Negative grades?

I've seen that some teachers of the maths department apply tests which punish errors with negative points.

Why negative points? Grade that goes below zero doesn't make sense.