Grading the Assignment #2

Hi everybody, 

Here again I explain what parts in your assignment #2 have been graded, and how many points you could get from each part.

You can reach my previous letter from here anytime. Also, you can check out your grades from here.

For this assignment, the highest grade is 15.  There are 4 parts graded, and the points you get from each part are the following: 

  1. Personal Information - text boxes (#1,2) [4 pts]
  2. State Information - pop-up menu (#3) [3 pts]
  3. Department Information - radio buttons (#4) [4 pts]
  4. Submitting the Form - action buttons (#5) [4 pts]
The format of the Grading Base column has been altered a little. Now it's as follows:		 
 
  15 [4 3 4 4]
  |   ---+---
  |      +-----> These are what you get from each part.
  |
  +-----------> This is the max grade you can get from
                this assignment.
As always, the Grade column shows your final grade from this assignment.

In addition to these, I have noticed some misusage of grouped radio buttons. The following table will help you more to understand their usage.

CheckboxesUngrouped radio buttonsGrouped radio buttons
Which are the winter months? Choose all that apply.
January
February
May
 Which are the winter months? Choose all that apply.
January
February
May
 Where were you born?
Mississippi
Kentucky
Other
HTML code for the checkboxes.

Which are the winter months? Choose all that apply.
<input type="checkbox" name="choice1" value="YES"> January</input><br>
<input type="checkbox" name="choice2" value="YES"> February</input><br>
<input type="checkbox" name="choice3" value="YES"> May</input><br>

HTML code for the ungrouped radio buttons.

Which are the winter months? Choose all that apply.
<input type="radio" name="radio1" value="January"> January</input><br>
<input type="radio" name="radio2" value="February"> February</input><br>
<input type="radio" name="radio3" value="May"> May</input><br>

HTML code for the grouped radio buttons.

Where were you born?
<input type="radio" name="state" value="Mississippi"> Mississippi</input><br>
<input type="radio" name="state" value="Kentucky"> Kentucky</input><br>
<input type="radio" name="state" value="Other"> Other</input><br>
 

See that once you click on a radio button in the second column, you cannot release it. It's because their names are different and each button acts like a group in which only one button can be pressed. Also, notice in the HTML code for grouped radio buttons that the name field is given the same value for all the buttons which makes them a group.

I suggest you never use ungrouped radio buttons. Instead use either checkboxes or grouped radio buttons, or both whichever you think is appropriate.

For more information on this topic, please see the tutorial about forms.

If there is anything unclear, or you have any question about your grades, please ask either me, Tom or Nancy. We are here to help you. 

Thanks.
Ozgur Balsoy
balsoy@npac.syr.edu

Northeast Parallel Architectures Center