tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472338580684897991.post7402132199649154227..comments2024-03-10T23:46:28.156-07:00Comments on Digigogy: Ditch GradingFisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04498370935470524251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472338580684897991.post-48149261353988536572011-03-16T14:28:24.008-07:002011-03-16T14:28:24.008-07:00I'm with you Mike. Ready to have that talk - ...I'm with you Mike. Ready to have that talk - but it would be a HUGE undertaking at my school/district. VERY high achieving community - these are the people who did the best on everything ever graded, or say they did, and expect their kids to do the same. For my part, I've dispensed with points and averages. I'm using a 4-level rubric (based on what I leared from Marzano's work), and most of the grade is based on evidence of skills, not "credit" for "doing." When it comes time to translate to a letter grade at report card time, I'm eyeballing a grade for each standard area (reading, writing, listening and speaking). The grade I assign is usually better than the average grade. I don't completely like the power law that Marzano recommends (you can get a final grade higher than any assessment you completed), and I don't like just assigning the highest recorded grade. It would probably be some kind of weighted average, favoring the higher and more recent scores. Anyways, bottom line - students receive more direct feedback on their skills rather than receiving a bunch of points created to make an arbitrary process appear objective.David B. Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128297307421991852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472338580684897991.post-56132233262859037812011-03-16T04:45:16.204-07:002011-03-16T04:45:16.204-07:00I think the bigger issue is trying to put a set am...I think the bigger issue is trying to put a set amount of material into a calendar - which requires a letter grade so students can move on without knowing all that is needed. If we would allow them to move on once they have shown 100% competency - and take away the calendar barrier - grades/homework would be insignificant. Why settle for 90%?Jim Vininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06404108574196326267noreply@blogger.com