<p>If a student wrote the following as an answer to a question:</p>
<p>Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of a cell. Glycolysis occurs in the mitochondria of a cell. </p>
<p>Would the student receive a point, if stating that “Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of a cell” is awarded a point in the scoring guide? How does that work?</p>
<p>No the student wouldn’t because, while the student made the right statement initally, s/he directly contradicted him/herself, so it wouldn’t be given a point. If the student made a random statement that was false, but didnt contradict the correct statement, they would then still get the p oint.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks!</p>
<p>I heard that they deduct points for contradictions, but award no points for just incorrect information.</p>
<p>^ They only deduct points for contradictions if you contradict a statement that previously earned points. </p>
<p>For example:
Plant cells have cell walls +1
bla bla bla
Plant cells do not have cell walls -1</p>
<p>In this example, you are not just losing “a” point… you are losing “the” point that you originally earned when you said “plants have cell walls.”</p>
<p>Grass is green +0
bla bla bla
Grass is red</p>
<p>There is no deduction for saying “grass is red” because it contradicts a statement that didn’t originally get a point anyways.</p>