How I’d like to organize my grades.
Currently, my gradebook is organized into these sections:
- Tests
- Exam
- Assignments
- Projects
- Participation
This strikes me as an arbitrary way to report student achievement as it has nothing to do with student objectives.
I’d prefer to organize the grading in this way:
- Writing
- Reading
- Speaking
- Listening
- Viewing
- Representing
This way, when students come to ask me how they can improve their grade, I can say “Work on your writing skills” rather than “looks like you’re having difficulty with tests.” While it doesn’t keep students from prioritizing grades over learning, it does limit the gap between grades and learning.
The only question it leaves with me is how should the six skill areas of English be broken into fractions?
