Grade Weights:
90% Learning Target Assessment (Tests)
10% Labs
0% Homework
Grading Policy:
Gradebook:
As a result of using standards based grades what appears in the gradebook looks very different compared to what your are used to.
What you won’t see:
What you will see:
Learning target assessments and Retakes:
I will not be giving exams at the end of each unit. Instead students will have a quiz every other Friday on the learning targets taught during the week. At the end of each quarter there is a final exam where students are given an opportunity to retake any/or all learning targets covered during the quarter.
Missing work and extra credit:
Feedback:
Grades on all assessments and labs will provided within one week.
90% Learning Target Assessment (Tests)
10% Labs
0% Homework
Grading Policy:
- I will be using standards based grading throughout the course were students earn a grade based on how well they demonstrate understanding on specific learning targets. Learning targets are “I can” statements detailing what students need to know. For example “I can correctly balance a chemical equation”.
- Students are expected to complete the assigned homework even though it won’t count towards grade. I will provide feedback and answers on homework assignments. The purpose of homework assignments is to prepare for learning target assessments.
Gradebook:
As a result of using standards based grades what appears in the gradebook looks very different compared to what your are used to.
What you won’t see:
- Unit exams, homework, quizzes, and other projects won’t be listed.
- Assignments worth different point values.
What you will see:
- All assignment will be out of eight points
- Each learning target will have a score out of 8 based on the rubric above
- Labs will be named accordingly
Learning target assessments and Retakes:
I will not be giving exams at the end of each unit. Instead students will have a quiz every other Friday on the learning targets taught during the week. At the end of each quarter there is a final exam where students are given an opportunity to retake any/or all learning targets covered during the quarter.
- If a student earned a 0, 1, or 2 on any of the learning target quizzes they MUST retake that section of the final.
- If a student earned a 3 or above on any of the learning target quizzes they will have the option to retake those sections of the final exam.
- The final exam can’t hurt your grade only improve it.
- If a student has an A (NOT A-) at the end of the quarter they don’t have a to take the final exam
Missing work and extra credit:
- There will be absolutely no extra opportunities offered during this course.
- If you are absent on the day of a lab or learning target assessment you will have ONE WEEK to make up the work.
- If you fail to complete a lab within a week you will earn a permanent zero in the gradebook.
- If you fail to take the learning target assessment within a week of the day it was given zero’s will be entered in the gradebook and you will be assessed on those learning targets on the final exam thus forfeit your opportunity to retake those leaning targets.
Feedback:
Grades on all assessments and labs will provided within one week.