Grading

Grading

 * The more detailed your homework and quizzes are, the more time required for you in grading. A quiz that takes 1 minute to grade for 200 students results in 200 minutes (3 hr 20 min) of total grading time.
 * Design your homework and quizzes to cover the content and skills while also being time effective in grading for quick return to students.
 * More mini assessments during a trimester are better than one large assessment at the end of a trimester.
 * Respect the student's work and its importance by grading it and returning it to the students in a timely fashion.

Scoring
I find the grading scale of 4, 3, 2, 1 to use for homework assignments, essays, and school report cards to be too general since parents grew up with letter grades but their children now receive 4 numbers. For classroom assessment I employ the A,B,C,D,F scale with their corresponding number scores for better understanding.

**Current Scoring Content and Skills **
 * Traditional Scoring Content and Skills **
 * Score || Number || Description ||  ||
 * = A || 90-100 || Excellent, Outstanding || Students are __Meeting ALL__ content and skills to a high level. ||
 * = B || 80-89 || Above Average || Students are __Meeting Almost All__ content and skills. ||
 * = C || 70-79 || Average || Students are __Meeting Most__ of the required content and skills. ||
 * = D || 60-69 || Below Average || Students are __Barely Meeting__ any of the required content and skills. ||
 * = F || 0-59 || Failing || Students have __Limited Success Meeting or Not Meeting__ any of the required content and skills ||
 * Score || Number || Status || Description ||
 * = 4 || 90-100 || Advanced || Student __continually functions at a high level__ concerning content and skills ||
 * = 3 || 70-89 || Proficient || Student functions at an __acceptable level__ concerning content and skills ||
 * = 2 || 50-69 || Needs Improvement || Student functions at a __barely adequate__ level concerning content and skills ||
 * = 1 || 0-49 || Warning || Student functions at an __unacceptable level__ concerning content and skills ||

**Effort** SJ-Science Journal, LF-Locking Folder, Extras-personal materials student uses in class-technical pencil, ruler, white-out, crayons, markers
 * = Score || Status || Preparation Effort || Participation Effort || Homework Effort || Conduct Effort ||
 * = 4 || Advanced || Always prepared (SJ, LF, pencil, & personal extras) || - Participates during ALL class lessons and activities || Completed to high degree on time || Follows ALL class and school guidelines, is a student role-model. ||
 * = 3 || Proficient || Prepared (SJ, LF, pencil) || -Generally participates with all class lessons and activities || Completed and on time || Generally follows class and school guidelines. ||
 * = 2 || Needs Improvement || Limited (SJ, LF, pencil missing on occasion) || -Limited participation with class lessons and activities || Completed to a poor level but on time || Occasionally does not follow class or school guidelines/disrupts class. ||
 * = 1 || Warning || Generally Not prepared (No SJ, LF, pencil missing often) || -Very little to no participation with any class lessons and activities || Missing/Incomplete || Generally does not follow class or school guidelines/generally disruptive to class. ||