tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706376525388782653.post8740178416350180386..comments2020-06-13T10:35:45.378-07:00Comments on Mr. T's Math Blog: Grading HS MathEric Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06492788633541160301noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706376525388782653.post-57336113268160276862020-06-13T10:35:45.378-07:002020-06-13T10:35:45.378-07:00I’d like to thank you for the efforts you have put...I’d like to thank you for the efforts you have put in writing thiks <a href="https://online-calculator.info/" rel="nofollow"> math </a> blog.Nesneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954644905008541067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706376525388782653.post-34360663530596611492011-06-02T16:08:34.122-07:002011-06-02T16:08:34.122-07:00Did you have students rise to the expectation of e...Did you have students rise to the expectation of earning a 70% or just have alot of students who didn't pass?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00919869447644956397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706376525388782653.post-31365760496169959792011-06-02T11:48:34.145-07:002011-06-02T11:48:34.145-07:00Thanks for the response! We do give PreExams and ...Thanks for the response! We do give PreExams and PostExams - the Pre being a practice exam, but if they score higher on the Pre than the Post, we let them keep the better grade.Eric Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06492788633541160301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706376525388782653.post-46526895702746210932011-06-02T07:49:29.126-07:002011-06-02T07:49:29.126-07:00Wooowwww! The principal really wanted you to “adj...Wooowwww! The principal really wanted you to “adjust numbers” to not have a 65-69%!?!!! And no minuses? If that were the case, I’d be arguing about pluses too (I guess I get the negativity thing, but if the “game” is going to be fair, then the “rules” should be too!)<br /><br />I think that theoretically, the "weighted final" is a good idea. If students can master the material that the final covers (which theoretically is a large handful of the learning objectives for the course), then they should receive a good grade. But, I also feel if that is the case, then retakes should be an option. <br />An unbelievable amount of people have test anxiety (and then throw math anxiety on to that--they're ready to vomit or pass out by the time they get their math final!), that sometimes, just a “practice run” is what students need. Not just a practice final exam to try at home, but to actually be in the test-setting, with all the pencil-tappings and shoe-squeakings, that having your grade come down to one final test can be very overwhelming.<br /><br />At one conference, we were asked to think about the thing that we hated most in our lives (doing laundry, washing the car, driving in rush hour with a bunch of idiots, etc). Then think about what it would be like to do that thing for one hour, every day, five days a week, for 40 weeks a year. And that’s how a majority of our students feel about being in math class--Not that any of that was related to grading, but to help put the “final exam” into perspective, I think administrators need to think about that, and not say the solution is “well, if you test them more, eventually they’ll be better at taking tests”Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751990895858225697noreply@blogger.com