Exam scores will be up soon! One question was bad.

Really great job, everyone! The mean score was 94%!

There was one question that only half of the class answered correctly. That piece of information, together with some other stats, told me that the question tested a concept that I did not clearly explain in class.

Here’s the question:

Q. Which of the following best describes the morphology of cardiac muscle cells?
A. Spindle-shaped, unbranched, non-striated cells
B. Long, unbranched cells with multiple peripheral nuclei
C. Short, branched, striated cells
D. Spindle-shaped, branched, striated cells
E. Long, branched, striated cells

The correct answer is C.

So to compensate, I am adding one point to everyone’s score. That way, the people who answered incorrectly get that point back, and the people who answered correctly are not losing anything. The other way to do it is to just remove the question, but I like this way better.

I will redo the scores and then post everything on Canvas, most likely tomorrow.

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