I gave a Google survey at the end of first semester, several students mentioned that the 4 point grading scale that I was using seemed a little goofy. One mistake put you down to a 75 and after the standard had moved to the 5 point maximum, that was a 60. I started off by using the point system outlined in this blog post by Dan Meyer
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I thought that the number of standards assigned each quarter would balance that off, but I do still think one small mistake could have too much of an impact on the grade, so I've decided to make each standard worth 9 points instead of 4. If a student gets 9/9 twice, they receive the full credit of 10/10. Also, second semester involves some complex tasks, so I'd like to have more points to work with for partial credit.
Good Morning Lea Ann, I love that you take your students say so seriously. I was just wondering, do you allow retakes? I also use the four point scale, but I also find myself thinking about it a lot. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I allow retakes, they see each standard three times in class, then they can take it three times on their own. They need two 9/9 to get a 10/10. I have been doing this for half a marking period so far and I prefer it. I will do a post on this soon, but basically I like to be able to give them feedback on multiple things with the larger number of available points.
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