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Testing and Grading Chatboard

Welcome to the Testing and Grading Chatboard!

by Bob Reap (Teachers.Net)

Jun 17, 2011

Welcome to the Testing and Grading Chatboard. This chatboard is for teachers to discuss testing and test making strategies and methods, and issues related to grading students.

Bookmark this resource and contribute often!

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DeAnn I teach K in Arizona. Our report card is a standards based report card. It lists the major standards for reading and math. The children are graded with P for proficient, D for developing and E for emergent. But the district is looking to make a more uniform report card for the grades as least to fifth that can be done through the computer, so this ...See More

Jun 19, 2011

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Ashwaq testing is a good way for students to learn and really remember what they took in classes but it's really exhausting for teachers because of making the tests and grading the students after correcting piles of papaers everyday , really it's a torture for teachers. And I feel extremely bad for having to give Cs for weak students , I don't like to mak...See More

Jun 19, 2011

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Standards based reporting

by Stellaluna

Jun 17, 2011

We have moved to a report card that is standards-based..... which I so prefer. We just check off if a standard is mastered.... no grey area of whether it is an a or b....... What do other people do? What is your opinion of this? :)

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Cathy The common core refer to grade level text complexity only in the final strand. It seems as though a 'struggling' student can 'meet' the standards at a lower text complexity (Independent or Instructional levels) and only 'not meet' on 'range of reading and level of text complexity'. Is that how others interpret the issue of a student not reading on ...See More

Jun 18, 2011

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Karen M. On 6/17/11, Stellaluna wrote: > We have moved to a report card that is standards-based..... > which I so prefer. We just check off if a standard is > mastered.... no grey area of whether it is an a or b....... > What do other people do? What is your opinion of this? :)

Our report card has been standards based for some time now,...See More

Jun 19, 2011

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testing

by BJ

Jun 18, 2011

Does anyone do Map testing? How is it working for you?

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testing

by janel

Jun 18, 2011

We spend too much time worrying aboutthe state test. Now the state is phasing out the 11th grade high school graduation test and replacing it with algebra 1 algebra 2 and geometry tests for students to complete at the end of each course. But the testing needs to be done at the beginning of May(for scoring time) and there is still a month of curricu...See More

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judy5ca And the other reason I wish we tested the first week of school is that then we'd have the test results in time to DO SOMETHING with them. We could actually use those results to build meaningful lessons based on students' needs. But no, we must cram info into their poor heads for a week of testing in May. And by the time we get the results, we don't...See More

Jun 18, 2011

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Janine Spiess On 6/18/11, judy5ca wrote: > And the other reason I wish we tested the first week of school is > that then we'd have the test results in time to DO SOMETHING with > them. We could actually use those results to build meaningful > lessons based on students' needs. But no, we must cram info into > their poor heads for a week of testing ...See More

Jun 20, 2011

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Do tests really provide good data for "driving curriculum"?

by Tallytchr

Jun 18, 2011

Administrator's favorite term these days is "it is data driven". Makes me want to scream!

I've taught for many years and in almost every year I've adminstered a standardized test. Knowing my students for an entire year gives me more insight into their abilities and sometimes the tests match up but often times, it doesn't come close.
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Trudy Norton I have the same concern. I often find myself writing a narrative to send in cum folders telling the next teacher what the kid CAN do that test scores don't indicate.

Jun 23, 2011

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Sara On 6/18/11, Tallytchr wrote: > Administrator's favorite term these days is "it is data > driven". Makes me want to scream! > > I've taught for many years and in almost every year I've > adminstered a standardized test. Knowing my students for > an entire year gives me more insight into their abilities > and sometimes the tests ...See More

Aug 16, 2011

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Assessment and Evaluation

by Wonderwoman

Jun 18, 2011

In Ontario where I am currently, Gr 1-6 receive letter grades. A "B" is given when a student acheives the standard. An "A" is given when the student masters the standard and goes "over and above" (whatever that means). Grading is very subjective and the more the Ont. gov. Ministry of Ed. tries to make it less so, it becomes more so. Coming up with ...See More

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Just curious...when does your district start letter grades?

by Tallytchr

Jun 19, 2011

Our district starts letter grades at second grade with a 90- 100 scale for an A.

I'm just curious if this is about the same time as other places or earlier/later?

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teach3 We used to use letter grades in, with rubric letters under for specific skills. Now in k-4 we have gone to a silly rubric system 4=above expectations 3=meeting expectations 2=working toward expectations 1=below expectations

This means absolutely nothing to the parents! The scan the report, as long as there are no 1s they aren't the bit con...See More

Jul 14, 2011

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Zhel On 6/19/11, Tallytchr wrote: > Our district starts letter grades at second grade with a 90- > 100 scale for an A. > > I'm just curious if this is about the same time as other > places or earlier/later?

Second grade here as well. They originally wanted to make it third grade but the Ministry of Education was changed and the r...See More

Sep 18, 2011

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Testing

by Jannyteach

Jun 19, 2011

Has anyone seen the screening of the movie, "Race to Nowhere"? It is a very thought provoking film about the effects of testing and workload on students.

Jannyteach

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grading

by Linda

Jun 19, 2011

I had a teacher friend who told me several years ago that his Florida school had a grade of D. He sent his daughter, however, to a school that had a B grade. That is when I discovered Florida graded their schools. I wonder...does Florida still do this, and I also wonder how many states do this, too.

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