Abstract
This chapter was dedicated to answering questions about grading and discusses grades and how we should administer those grades. “Effort, attendance, behavior, participation, were the things mention in the chapter. They discussed what grading was for, what it accomplished, and how it needs changes” (Beth). “Grades should provide documentation of mastery, give students feedback on their work and allow students to succeed and not be used to motivate, punish or sort students” (Margaux). “Participation is another form of attendance grading that is often used by teachers as a grade inflator: there are often cases where class participation just means showing up” (Newcomb). Participation, I think we can all agree, is a very important part of the classroom and as Newcomb said that “if participation is to be graded, participation needs to occur.” Shauna said it best when she said: “teachers need to take into account when grading that life happens especially for teenagers and that when looking at attendance or participation grades they should count in terms of seeing that the student is learning in whatever way that may be.” This makes us question do grades do any good?
Reflection
Melissa agrees with “the idea that feedback is more important than the actual grading of an assignment” from the book. A lot of people agreed with Beth’s comment on how this chapter “help out a lot.” “Sometimes grades don't mean anything to me because although I did poorly I put a lot of effort in, or maybe I didn't try but still got an A. I like that the chapter gave tips on how to decipher grading policies and such so that the student will be more informed” (Becca). Amber, like most people who read this chapter I’m sure, had “never thought about the negative effects of grades until recently, but now that I have I believe that they have two sides.”
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The second link was the most helpful to me. I will link that page and return to is when analyzing my syllabus grading section. It will be very useful to remember those standards for grading and work towards having a more solid and effective grading system.
great job! This topic has always been of interest to me because I came from a household that was based on letter grades! I've always wanted to find another way to measure learning and this has really helped shed some light on it. I thought your first link had a great idea about sending home explanatory "report cards" so parents and students get explanations of your grades- not just the letter.
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