How your grade is determined
Nine-week grades are determined by the following categories and percentages:
Grading scale
A 100-93
B 92-85
C 84-77
D 76-70
F 69 and below
Grading
How your grade is
determined
Nine-week grades are
determined by the following categories and percentages:
Homework 10%
Formative grades 0%
Summative grades 90%
Daily classwork: Many
assignments are graded on satisfactory completion of the daily assignment.
Daily classwork assignments are due on the day they are assigned. A 0 will be
recorded if the daily assignment is not done. Daily assignments may only be
made up for excused absences.
Projects: Assignments
for projects usually contain criteria and problem solving content encompassing
the entire range of cognitive abilities. The student will exhibit knowledge,
comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in almost all
assignments completed for a grade. Evaluation is determined by the proper
execution of criteria contained in each assignment (Were all the specifications
& conditions accurately met? Are minimum standards and competencies
exhibited? Is the work professionally prepared and presented? etc.). Projects
usually take more than one class period and count more than daily assignments.
Projects are due on the due date. If project work is late and must be made up,
the makeup period may be extended to 2 class periods for a maximum grade of 80.
A 0 will be recorded if assignments are not completed.
I utilize rubrics, score
sheets and checklists to determine the numeric grade for most projects.
Signatures acknowledge
understanding of this document.
Student
Signature:___________________________________________Date:__________
Parent/Guardian Signature:___________________________________________Date:___________
Definitions
Homework: The purpose of homework is to help
reinforce what was taught in class. Sometimes its purpose is to
gather extra information beyond what was taught in class
Formative
assessment: The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing
feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by
students to improve their learning. Formative assessments are generally low stakes, which means that they have low or no point
value.
Summative
assessment: The goal of summative assessment is to evaluate student learning at the end of an
instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.
Summative assessments are often high stakes, which
means that they have a high point value.
