[ola] Re: rubrics, please

  • From: Arnold Bleicher <arnoldb@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: OLA Listserve <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:09:10 -0700

Harris ­ mixing grades with performance is dicey. Explain to me, as a parent
of a kid who meets the goal for the class, why she gets a B. You set a goal,
she met it. Also, I really hesitate to mix performance standards with
grades. This muddies the waters. I want to move away from grades and
whenever we start moving in the direction of performance standards, the
first thing admins want to do is bring the discussion of grades into the
mix. This is apples and oranges. You want to assign grades based on X,Y,Z,
(and parents and admins want to see grades so you have to come up with some
half-baked formula) but the grade does not have to reflect the performance
of a student. Maybe they don't do their HW 8 times or are tardy 5 times and
get docked, but are solid NH after year 1. Grade = C ­ How does that have
anything to do with her ability to function at levels way beyond her peers?
Don't get me wrong, I was in the classroom for 25 years and know the game
and what hoops we have to jump through. Gotta give a grade. But damn, I want
to reward the kid for her performance. Do I have an answer? Sure: change the
whole friggin system. Do I have a workable answer other than the smart-aleck
response I just gave? Nope.

ab

From:  Harris levinson <hlevinson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To:  OLA Listserve <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:  Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:52 PM
To:  OLA Listserve <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:  [ola] Re: rubrics, please

Exactly. I imagine we not only interpret approaching standard, at standard,
and exceeding standard differently (maybe not!), but that we also have
differing ideas regarding what grade each of those receives. I could argue
that meeting standard is a C, B, or an A depending on how I interpret the
letter grades C, B, and A!

Right now, I am inclined to give a B to someone who meets standards, an A to
someone who exceeds them. I have not fully switched to ACTFL standards only
but hope to get there and am very interested in how those of you who have
switched turn meeting standard into a letter or numerical grade.

Thank you.
Harris

2013/3/12 Tracy Patterson <Tracy.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hey all-
> I agree with Arnold :) Attached is the OPIc rating chart for speaking to give
> you an example. In Oregon, Spanish 1 corresponds to proficiency stage 1 which
> "approximates ACTFL Novice-Low." Spanish 2, proficiency stage 2,
> "approximates Novice-Mid."
> The challenge is assigning a letter grade to that!
> 
> 
> Tracy Patterson
> Profesora de español
> North Medford High School
> Department of World Languages
> 1900 N. Keene Way Drive
> Medford, Or 97504
> 541-842-1249 <tel:541-842-1249>
> "El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz."
> Benito Juárez
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ola-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Nanosh Lucas
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:30 PM
> To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ola] rubrics, please
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Would you kindly share your rubric for presentational and writing for Spanish
> 1 & Spanish 2, respectively?
> 
> I am working on this with students to help teach them the standards, but it
> would be good to have something else to refer to. I'm sure I must have this
> already, but I don't remember where.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nanosh



-- 
Harris Levinson
Teacher, Adviser
Vashon Island High School

Tel:  206.463.9171 x141

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