[ola] Re: Grading questions
- From: Caleb Zilmer <caleb_zilmer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 18:40:47 -0600
I don't know about anyone else, but I have gone almost entirely
proficiency/performance. 90% of the grade (50% tests, 20% final and 10%
quizzes) is based on what they can do other the language.
That's an important note, actually: it's about what they CAN do, not what they
can't do. I have stopped nitpicking discrete points if grammar, etc. Can they
communicate a message at approximately NM, NH, IL? Good enough! It makes the
grading go much quicker and easier, and more students succeed, too :)
Enviado desde el iPhone de Caleb Zilmer
> El 05/11/2013, a las 17:28, "Cathy Bird" <cathy.bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> escribió:
>
> Hello, OWLers. I need some help. I am in my first month of OWL in my French 1
> class and it is time to get some grades in the book. I have a number of
> grades from the first month of traditional, but nothing really from the past
> month of OWL. Originally I imagined giving grades on HW, class skills (ie:
> OWL goals), writing and speaking, but it is as clear as mud right now.
>
> My standard break-down for grades is 20% Homework; 25% Quizzes; 25%
> Tests/Projects; 10% Participation; 10% Preparedness; 10% Citizenship. I feel
> good with HW, participation, preparation, and citizenship… but tests? Quizzes?
> Here is what I have…
>
> 1. During English week, I said that students would earn 10 points per
> day – 6 pts for speaking in L2 and 4 pts for homework being done. I did not
> assign a lot of homework, but I did note who had done it or not, so I have a
> homework grade for them.
> 2. I evaluated their alignment with OWL goals and gave them feedback,
> asked them to argue with me if they felt I was off base, but I feel a little
> uncomfortable grading that document. Is ‘meets’ an A, ‘approaching’ a B, and
> ‘just beginning’ a C?
> 3. I gave them a pre-assessment writing activity that I could grade as
> a quiz/test. It was a homework, rather than an in-class assessment.
>
> Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Merci
>
> Cathy Bird
> Middle School French
> Colorado Academy
> 303-986-1501, x.2622
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