GRADING

Learning Target

Become aware of something you were

not aware of.

I have some ideas about

something that would add to and
refine my grading practice.

I am concerned about relating

what I am doing with what my coworkers are doing.
How is my use affecting student
learning?
How will using it affect me?

3
2
1
0

I would like to know more about it

I am not concerned about it.

Scenario 1

A student in your class earns:

95% on tests
85% on quizzes
50% on homework
is a huge distraction in
class

Scenario 2

A student in your class

earns:
80% on tests
80% on quizzes
100% on homework
is a delight to have in class

Scenario 3

A student in your class earns:

55% on tests
50% on quizzes
100% on homework
is a huge distraction in class

Scenario 4

A student in your class

earns:
55% on tests
55% on quizzes
100% on homework
is a delight in class

Power of a Zero
SCENARIO 1

78%
71%
74%
68%
81%

Final grade: 74.4%

SCENARIO 2

78%
71%
0%
68%
81%

Final Grade: 59.6%

Article

Grading Homework
Perpetuates the
Disadvantages Faced by
Lower-Income Students

Grading Smarter, Not Harder

By Myron Dueck

Students living in poverty:

Are more likely to live in a crowded home

Inherit low self-esteem
Own fewer books and watch more TV
than their peers
Inherit negative views of school
Have a 50% chance of dealing with
evictions, utility disconnections,
overcrowding, or lack of a refrigerator

Students living in poverty

cont

Have mentally adapted to suboptimal

conditions
Are tardy and absent more often than
their peers
Have more physical altercations than
their peers
Are more likely than their peers to
experience physical punishment

9th grade pilot

Currently in our Algebra 1 classroom:

80% Summative (Chapter Tests, Final)
20% Formative (Quizzes and homework)

Scenario 1

A student in your class earns:

95% on tests
85% on quizzes
50% on homework
is a huge distraction in
class

80%
Summative
20%
Formative

90%

60% Tests
34% Tests
25% Quizzes 33% Quizzes
15%
33%
Homework
Homework

85%

76%

Scenario 2

A student in your class

earns:
80% on tests
80% on quizzes
100% on homework
is a delight to have in class

80%
Summative
20%
Formative

81.6%

60% Tests
34% Tests
25% Quizzes 33% Quizzes
15%
33%
Homework
Homework

83%

86%

Scenario 4

A student in your class

earns:
55% on tests
55% on quizzes
100% on homework
is a delight in class

80%
Summative
20%
Formative

58%

60% Tests
34% Tests
25% Quizzes 33% Quizzes
15%
33%
Homework
Homework

60%

68%