Mr. Williams Grading Advantages
1. The advantages to this scenario is that Mr. Smith wants to be fair to everyone, and his grading system includes all the basic elements (homework, classwork, participation, assessments, and attendance). However, a good grading should be mainly focused on student's academic progress. Mr. Smith comprises around 30% of total grades on good attitude and habits, being volunteers and offering help in his grading, which looks too much for me. These are not easy to measure as well.
2. One advantage of Ms. Williams' grading is she encourages students to work hard for improvements, and rewards them a higher grade. There are several disadvantages to this system, all of which are linked to inadequate representation of student knowledge and achievement. …show more content…
Ms. White is using the marking system called “Comparisons with Aptitude” in the textbook. One advantage is that Ms. White gives the low IQ students confidence, the lower ability students would appear to achieve at higher levels because they already have a low-aptitude, and it is difficult for them to score below their potential. However, it is unfair to the students with high IQ. For example, a particularly bright student outperforms all other students in the class, but still performs well below what the teacher believes the student is capable of, the student might be given a B, not an A. The most important rule in the grading is fair to everyone. The teacher gives a grade based on the level of student performances is necessary to earn a certain grade. Ms. White should design her grading system based on these elements (homework, classwork, participation, assessments, and …show more content…
Mrs. Wallace is using the marking system “comparison with established standards”. One advantage of Ms. Wallace’s marking system is that her grades reflect what a student does or does not know. Ms. Wallace is able to determine which students have mastered the skills and which students need extra help, and what's the next step for her instruction. One disadvantage of this marking system is that Mrs. Wallace only uses criterion-referenced tests. While tests are very important, other assignments such as homewrok, class quizzes, or projects are just as important as the criterion-referenced tests, and participation and attendance should also be taken into consideration. Students that perform well in most areas, but are poor test-takers, might suffer from this system. On the other hand, if students do well on tests but fail to complete other assignments, they will still get a good grade in the class even though all of their grades don’t reflect
2. One advantage of Ms. Williams' grading is she encourages students to work hard for improvements, and rewards them a higher grade. There are several disadvantages to this system, all of which are linked to inadequate representation of student knowledge and achievement. …show more content…
Ms. White is using the marking system called “Comparisons with Aptitude” in the textbook. One advantage is that Ms. White gives the low IQ students confidence, the lower ability students would appear to achieve at higher levels because they already have a low-aptitude, and it is difficult for them to score below their potential. However, it is unfair to the students with high IQ. For example, a particularly bright student outperforms all other students in the class, but still performs well below what the teacher believes the student is capable of, the student might be given a B, not an A. The most important rule in the grading is fair to everyone. The teacher gives a grade based on the level of student performances is necessary to earn a certain grade. Ms. White should design her grading system based on these elements (homework, classwork, participation, assessments, and …show more content…
Mrs. Wallace is using the marking system “comparison with established standards”. One advantage of Ms. Wallace’s marking system is that her grades reflect what a student does or does not know. Ms. Wallace is able to determine which students have mastered the skills and which students need extra help, and what's the next step for her instruction. One disadvantage of this marking system is that Mrs. Wallace only uses criterion-referenced tests. While tests are very important, other assignments such as homewrok, class quizzes, or projects are just as important as the criterion-referenced tests, and participation and attendance should also be taken into consideration. Students that perform well in most areas, but are poor test-takers, might suffer from this system. On the other hand, if students do well on tests but fail to complete other assignments, they will still get a good grade in the class even though all of their grades don’t reflect