You are slightly misinformed about what the log consists of now. It is condierably less grading than it was in the pilot, and if you do it as you go along, all you have to do at the end is check to see that everything is in the folder. The extended bridging project is now an optional replacement for the project for the oral bagrut, and is not included in the log. Other than an end of unit test, you only have to assess one other activity or task for each unit. Lets be sure to check the facts before we protest about what isn't actually required. Mitzi --- On Sat, 10/24/09, Bruck Tamar & Oded <bruckto@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Bruck Tamar & Oded <bruckto@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [etni] Payment for grading portfolios of HOTS To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 9:12 PM Are HOTS worth it? As far as the students go, they definately gain a lot. As far as the teacher goes, I learned just as much as I taught, if not more. As far as the payment goes, we are in for an unpleasant surprise. For testing a student orally during an exam one gets 63.47 per student. For grading a full portfolio (which, during the pilot consisted of 6 units, one extended bridging assignmentand and a large reflection- and now is much more) one gets paid 25.39 NIS per portfolio.Is that fair? How much does one get for grading a written bagrut exam which you grade in 10-15 minutes? How can this be compared to the hours poured into these portfolios? Tamar Bruck ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------