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Pat Hagan

Posts: 25
Registered: 12/3/04

Re: Grading/student accountability
Posted: Oct 24, 2000 9:04 AM

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On 23 Oct 2000, Gordon Bockus wrote:
>Since all of my students do not have internet access and to get all
of
>them into the library under my supervision, which is required for
>students to access the internet for my class(school board policy), I
>grade them my self. I encourage a well written solution. I check for
>spelling and try to make sure the grammar is correct. This is not a
>part of their grade but extra credit or bonus points that can be
added
>to test grades or substituted for missing homework assignments. For
>each well written correct response they get 3 bonus points (which is
>what a homework assignment is worth in my class). Just a correct
>answer will only get two points or one point depending upon the
>difficulty of the problem. I try to correct incorrect responses in
>hopes that it will encourage them to keep trying. In Okla there is a
>problem solving challenge every spring in Okla. City. I hope to have
>some of my student ready for it this spring. Their performance on the
>weekly POWs will determine who gets to go.

This is the first year that I have used the problems in class. I've
concentrated on just making sure that my students can log on and
submit solutions either here at school or at home during this first
marking period, for extra credit. Next quarter, I plan to hold them
accountable for between two and four problems per marking period (I
teach 3 levels of math), but they will have to submit a write up to
me that is based on our school's problem solving rubric. I'm still
working out the details, because I would like to use these problems
as part of a portfolio assessment of students' work. One component
that I am thinking about adding is a reflection of student work, based
on a review of solutions that are shared on line, discussing other
stragies that are used by other students. It is helpful to hear what
others are doing.