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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Rigor, Grading, and Tests
If you've read Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word, you know I believe in a "not yet" or "incomplete" grading policy. In other words, for key assessments, students should be required to demonstrate mastery. I used this policy with my graduate students, and one of those students, Robin Madden, has transferred that to her students. As she says, When most of her class scores below 85 percent on a test, Madden re-teaches the lesson before giving the test again. When just a few students fall under 85, they get extra practice and tutoring before they re-take the test. "I'm seeing the light bulbs come on for these kids," Madden said. "I see value in my work now that I haven't seen."
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! I learned from the best!
ReplyDeleteThis policy needs to be adopted much more widely. We need to transition from grading as a way of judging students to assessment as a way of guiding instruction. I graded for mastery as a Spanish teacher eons ago and many were shocked by an "A, B, F" system in which all were given the chance to reach 80% mastery of key concepts (only 10), no matter how many tries it took.
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