Lesson 8 - Grading and Reporting
Lesson 8 - Grading and Reporting
6. Parent-Teacher Conference
- This requires that parents of
pupils/students come for a conference
with the teacher to discuss
pupils’/students’ progress.
- Portfolios can be useful basis for
discussion where parents and teachers
can have two-way flow of getting
information and cooperation.
Norm-Referenced and
Criterion-Referenced Grading
System
(to be discussed as a
separate topic)
Development of a Grading
and Reporting System
Grading systems are developed
cooperatively by parents, students, school
personnel in order to ensure development of
a more adequate system that is
understandable to all.
Specifically, it should be:
1. based on clear statement of learning
objectives
- The grading and reporting system needs to be
based on the same set of learning objectives
that the parents, students, and teachers
agreed at the beginning.
Development of a Grading
and Reporting System
2. consistent with school standards
- It should not oppose the school standards
already set.
3. based on adequate assessment
- It should be easily verifiable through adequate
system of measurement and testing methods.
4. based on right level of detail
- It should be detailed to be diagnostic but
compact to be practical; not too time
consuming to prepare and use;
understandable to users; and easily
summarized for school record purposes.
5. provide for parent-teacher conferences
as need
Guidelines for Effective
Grading
1. Describe grading procedures to students at the beginning
of instruction.
2. Clarify that course grade will be based on achievement
only. It does not cover “effort” and “potential” of students.
3. Explain how other factors (efforts, work habits, etc.) will be
reported.
4. Obtain valid evidences (exams, quizzes, assignments,
etc.)
5. Prevent cheating.
6. Return and review all test results ASAP.
7. Properly weight the various types of achievements
included in the grade.
8. Do not lower an achievement grade for tardiness, weak
effort, or misbehavior.
9. Be fair. Avoid bias. When in doubt, review the evidence.
If still in doubt, give the higher grade.
Guidelines for Conducting
Conferences
1. Make plans (agenda).