I combat the questioning by posting my rubrics on my class website every nine weeks, so that when students ask "Why did you give me a _______? My mom wants to know...", I can refer them to my website.
This year, I made posters with the different grades that students can earn, so that they can self-assess often.
This is my grade-level expectation. Getting the + requires more effort, and if a student earns the -, it's because they are having a little difficulty, not because they "aren't good at music". |
In addition to these quarterly rubrics, I also have rubrics that I used to grade individual objectives. Last year, rubrics were my best friend. I use 4-point rubrics, with 3 being the expectation. Over the course of the year, I developed rubrics for most of the performance based assessments that I include on the report card. This year, I printed all of these in my new paper grade book :-/.
I used to only keep grades electronically, but that was such a hassle, and I spent too much time at the end of the nine weeks scrambling through seating charts to find the grades. So, I decided to give a paper book a try this year, and I figure it can also serve as a physical record of student grades if they are ever challenged by a parent.
Just like the plan book, I spent quite a while developing a grade sheet that would work for me, and a book layout that would work. I'm pretty happy with the finished result...for now.
Cover |
Report Card Rubric |
Grade Sheet; Two page spread I can see the entire year at one glance! |
Recorder Rubric and Grade Sheet |
Recorder Rubric |
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