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GRADING AND STUDENT EVALUATION. Dr. Sylvia M. Eliza INGL 4329. PHILOSOPHY OF GRADING. Consistent with an institutional philosophy and regulations Achievement Attendance Etc. Stated in writing. PHILOSOPHY OF GRADING. Subjective elements: improvement, behavior, effort, motivation,etc.
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GRADING AND STUDENT EVALUATION Dr. Sylvia M. Eliza INGL 4329
PHILOSOPHY OF GRADING • Consistent with an institutional philosophy and regulations • Achievement • Attendance • Etc. • Stated in writing
PHILOSOPHY OF GRADING • Subjective elements: improvement, behavior, effort, motivation,etc. • checklists, charts, note-taking systems • Weights: relative • Achievement: top
CALCULATING GRADES • Absolute system • Points for different performances • Accumulated for the semester
CALCULATING GRADES • Relative system • Ranking students in order of performance (percentile ranks) and assigning cut-off points for grades • Teacher’s interpretation • Adjustments: difficulty of tests
ALTERNATIVES TO LETTER GRADING • FORMATIVE • Marginal or end comments • Written reaction to a student’s self-assessment of performance • Review of the test in a next class • Peer assessment of performance • Self-assessment of performance
ALTERNATIVES TO LETTER GRADING • SUMMATIVE • Marginal or end comments of exam, paper, project • Summative written evaluative remarks on a journal, portfolio, or other tangible product • Written reaction to a student’s self-assessment of performance in a course
ALTERNATIVES TO LETTER GRADING • SUMMATIVE • Summative checklist of competencies with comments • Narrative evaluations of general performance on key objectives • Conference with the student