In reviewing certain documents for this week, I found some other opinions on assessing students that I think is of interest and highlights zeros, negatives and failing grades. Enjoy!
Wow. Excellent find, Kenneth! I like the way Doug Reeves explains the problem with a mean, median, mode mentality in grading. He makes a convincing argument for not averaging grades. Likewise, Rick Wormeli makes a great case for our differentiated classrooms and disaggregation. His rationale is also one I find compelling--in large part because he focuses on how grades also work to "engender hope" (or not) for our students, who are "humans in the morphing" at least in terms of their development as learners and in terms of their engagement with our domain knowledge(s). Very thought-provoking stuff here. Thanks for posting!
Wow. Excellent find, Kenneth! I like the way Doug Reeves explains the problem with a mean, median, mode mentality in grading. He makes a convincing argument for not averaging grades. Likewise, Rick Wormeli makes a great case for our differentiated classrooms and disaggregation. His rationale is also one I find compelling--in large part because he focuses on how grades also work to "engender hope" (or not) for our students, who are "humans in the morphing" at least in terms of their development as learners and in terms of their engagement with our domain knowledge(s). Very thought-provoking stuff here. Thanks for posting!
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