how long does it take your profs to grade?

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I'm waiting on stuff from almost 4 weeks ago. I know they are busy, I get it. But it annoys me because I actually do want the feedback - I do read the comments and actually use them to improve. When I get them.

I've already complained. It never speeds up. I'm not the only one who's profs take forever to grade, am I?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Flight.

they take forever. usually about 1-2 weeks. 4 weeks is ridiculous esp. since we use scantrons..

if they take too long , i forget i even took a test,or what it was on :(

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Same day, 2-3days, 1 week the most and my anxiety through the roof lol

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Specializes in Oncology/hematology.

university policy is withing 2 weeks... only rarely does it take longer.

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They are very prompt with test grading. But assignment grading is an entirely different story. I actually learn a lot more from case studies and care plans, which is good because that's what they assign, but then they take forever to grade them.

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My professors always have grades posted 2-3hrs after the class ends for tests and projects, clinical assignment grades are returned in a week...but we only see our clinical instructor once a week anyway.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

That's because the longer stuff takes longer to read. Think about 32 papers at a time for only one assignment, then multiply be the number of classes the instr. teaches, and add in the weeks when there are multiple assignments in even one class. We aren't scheduled time for grading papers during the week, most of it gets done at home in the evenings. I tell you, it really opened my eyes about what goes on behind the scenes when I first started teaching. And I'm only parttime.

Prep time for 1 hour lecture: 1-3 hours (even if taught before)

Faculty meetings

15 minutes at least per paper x 32= 8 hours

Office hours

Time actually spent in class & lab

going to clinical site, talking with staff, choosing patient assignments for group

Time spent in clinicals- 9 hour day

grading clinical paperwork

Writing reports on how students are doing

Compiling and posting midterm grades for 96 people

Making decent quizzes and exams, running the scantrons, checking for most missed questions to determine if need to adjust quiz, recording the grades and returning them, and then test review time.

All of this at less than 2/3 the pay I get at the bedside (I do both), and with bedside there are no papers to take home to grade.

I agree that 4 weeks is too much, but do cut them (us) a little slack for a week or two:D

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Specializes in LTC.
That's because the longer stuff takes longer to read. Think about 32 papers at a time for only one assignment, then multiply be the number of classes the instr. teaches, and add in the weeks when there are multiple assignments in even one class. We aren't scheduled time for grading papers during the week, most of it gets done at home in the evenings. I tell you, it really opened my eyes about what goes on behind the scenes when I first started teaching. And I'm only parttime.

Prep time for 1 hour lecture: 1-3 hours (even if taught before)

Faculty meetings

15 minutes at least per paper x 32= 8 hours

Office hours

Time actually spent in class & lab

going to clinical site, talking with staff, choosing patient assignments for group

Time spent in clinicals- 9 hour day

grading clinical paperwork

Writing reports on how students are doing

Compiling and posting midterm grades for 96 people

Making decent quizzes and exams, running the scantrons, checking for most missed questions to determine if need to adjust quiz, recording the grades and returning them, and then test review time.

All of this at less than 2/3 the pay I get at the bedside (I do both), and with bedside there are no papers to take home to grade.

I agree that 4 weeks is too much, but do cut them (us) a little slack for a week or two:D

:yeah: Thank you. I'm glad I read this before posting my original thought. Instructors do have a heavy load. Thank you for teaching us and for now on I will cut my instructors some slack.;)

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Specializes in Infusion.

I'm still waiting on a paper I turned in about 8 weeks ago. However, with tests, those are done within hours. Other papers can take weeks though. I give lots of slack to my instructors because I know some of them also do hospital work, may have a family member with medical issues, have very long meetings to attend and want to spend time with their families just like I do.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

I've had grades returned in a little as 10 minutes after a test to as long as 1 week after the test. Never any longer than that in what is closing in on 10 years of college level course work.

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Specializes in CNA/LPN.

My online grades take forever...I hate sitting in the waiting pool. It's usually like 2-3 weeks before I get grades back, unless they are instant graded by a computer - which I'm glad our tests are, or I'd have a fit! I just hate waiting on her to finally release the grades on assignments and projects. I seem to get them back more quickly in an actual classroom course, rather than online.

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I'm in the online version of the ADN program. Haven't seen an assignment grade in about 5 months. Test grades are immediate if multiple choice. When I email a question to my instructor, it takes about 2 weeks for a reply depending on how busy she is. I know what you're going through. I'm dying to have my assignment grades!!

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