Comments on: On Getting The Concept Checklist Wrong These Last Six Years

By: What works so far « multiplayermath

What works so far « multiplayermath — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 04:29:24 +0000

[…] each day and see the results of their completion of assignments and successful mastery of concept quizzes. When they reach certain milestones and level up, they get an item for their avatar and they can […]

By: Student Tracking Sheet for SBG Learning Targets « Standards-Based Grading

Student Tracking Sheet for SBG Learning Targets « Standards-Based Grading — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:06:10 +0000

[…] I created it in Pages, the idea was stolen from Dan MeyerÂ and others. Â The circles are for “stop-lighting” their progress on the learning […]

By: Why Give Homework? | Mr. V's Class

Why Give Homework? | Mr. V's Class — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:52:57 +0000

[…] of the “flipped classes” and “mastery learning” and “independent practice” all center around one thing: Learning […]

By: Results of a unit long experiment in SBG and flipping. | gealgerobophysiculus

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:18:25 +0000

[…] present on Understanding by Design. Dan Meyer explored the idea quite a bit using his term of the concept checklist. Shawn Cornally talksÂ on his blogÂ about really pushing the idea to give students the freedom to […]

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:24:30 +0000

Dan, I really like your approach to evaluation. I’m trying to find a way to make it work with our system here in Ontario, Canada. Our grades are broken down as follows:

70% term work (tests, quizzes, assignments, presentations etc)
30% course summative/final exam (this may be one or both of these subject to the course, grade and level)

In addition, the term work is broken into 4 categories:

Knowledge (for example 25% of the 70%)
Application (for example 25% of the 70%)
Communication (for example 10% of the 70%)
Thinking/Inquiry (for example 10% of the 70%)

It’s the K/A/C/T part that I can’t figure out how to fit into your system.

By: The Followers are Always Most Zealous | Axis to Everything

The Followers are Always Most Zealous | Axis to Everything — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:43:47 +0000

[…] And then I explained my SBG system. […]

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:55:21 +0000

@Kris… I’m struggling with the same thing. But I’ve decided that 3 out of 5 is just going to be a 60%. 4 out of 5 will be 80% and I think that’s what Dan’s intentions were. If they get a 4 out of 5 (because the second question is harder), then a B is reasonable. I think it will be strong motivation for most of the kids to get those 3’s up to 4’s.

By: Kris Kramer

Kris Kramer — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:45:40 +0000

Thanks all. My district has a policy against altering their set grading scale….

But I’m not giving up and have a few ideas brewing — they’re mainly work arounds. Now I’m wondering about the feasibility of entering so many “scores” for each student. Doesn’t it take an unreasonable amount of time to enter each objective separately (and repeatedly). I love the outcome, but going from entering say 100 quiz grades to 400 objectives for 100 students sounds daunting!

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:43:17 +0000

@Kris: I was just using Power School at the school I was at last year. You have the ability to change your grade book percentages under the class options. My AP Calculus class had different percentages than my Algebra 2 class as far as the letter grade went. (Not by much. the AP class could earn an A- if their overall score was at least 89.1%. It was not so in the Algebra 2 class.) But possibly I don’t understand the full scope your constrictions. Also, there should be a Power School contact person or tech person that can help you switch it. I’m using something called Zangle now. Super easy to change the grading scale.

By: Kris Kramer

Kris Kramer — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:26:20 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. I’m in a district that insists on all teachers using Power School and District letter grades tied to listed percentages. Looks like I’ll have be a bit more creative to get this brilliant idea working under the constrictions I’m under….