Saturday, November 3, 2012
Grades
Grades. What is the purpose of them? They are for administrative purposes, to give students feedback about their progress and achievement, to provide guidance to students about future course work, to provide guidance to teachers for instructional planning, and to motivate students.
What about the system of grading? The traditional 100 point system has been most effective and efficient, in my opinion. The system uses grades that are based on a 100 point system would be easy to convert into a fraction or decimal. Yet, the traditional grading doesn't distinguish the overachievers since the maximum number of points that could be given is 100. So we should continue the system we are currently using. Yet if we can be adjust it into having a bonus point section, then we can see which students are going above and beyond.
The traditional system consists of:
A= Advanced Proficient
B= Above Average
C= Average
D= Below Average
F= Fail
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Shivani, you made no mention of standards-based grading. Even if you don't think we should move to that system, you still needed to explain what it is and why we should continue with our traditional system in lieu of it.
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