PSYC 775
TEACHING S WCENARIOS ORKSHEET
Student Name:
Directions: Read each scenario and in the box below provide a description of an appropriate
response you could have as a professor in that particular situation. Citing research, also include
an explanation of why you would handle the situation in that manner. Aim to answer each
scenario in one or two paragraphs (answers can be single spaced).
1. A student approaches you in class stating she is in a hurry and wants to look through a
pile of exam papers to find her own rather than waiting for you to hand back individual
papers. The exam papers each include the student’s name and grade at the top. Do you
allow her to do so? Why or why not? If not, what would you do instead?
2. Near the end of the term, right before finals, a student comes to your office hours to
thank you for a great semester. He expresses gratitude in how you have helped him
personally realize some of his career goals and he wants to thank you by giving you a $100
gift card to a local restaurant owned by his father. Do you accept? Why or why not? If not,
what would you tell the student?
3. Your student tells you that she could not complete her research paper because she had to
take her very sick dog to the vet the day before. She requests two extra days to hand in her
assignment. How do you handle this excuse and why?
4. After you review the correct answers for a returned test in class, a student comes to your
office hours to dispute his grade. He states that he believes some items were graded
