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Look at the attached Gradebook report for a student (from a colleague). Do you, as a teacher think this is a valid tool to assess the student overall? What do you like about it? Dislike? What grade would you assign the student based on this? As a STUDENT, would you feel confident with validity and reliability of this grade report? As a PARENT, would you?

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A simple critique of a Gradebook relative to the "Weights" or percentages assigned to the components of the grade.

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Question #16: GRADE BOOK

16. Look at the following Gradebook report for a student (from a colleague). Do you think this is a valid tool to assess the student overall? What do you like about it? Dislike? What grade would you assign the student based on this? As a STUDENT, would you feel confident with validity and reliability of this grade report? As a PARENT, would you?

Joe A. Student
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Term
Date
Day
Cat
Group
Description
Wght
Max Scr
Avg
Score
Grade
Spec
Code
No
Count
Miss
Chg
Hist

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Final Grade: FIN 64.00 64
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Term Grade: Q4 66.36 66
Quarter 4 04/27 Tue EM EMPLOYABILITY 1.00 100 79.17 70 70

1

Quarter 4 04/26 Mon AC READING LOG (4.30.10) 1.00 50 11.92 0 I

1

Quarter 4 04/26 Mon AC history through film proj 1.00 100 26.54 0 I

1

Quarter 4 04/26 Mon AC LORAX analysis questions 1.00 50 38.77 45 90

1

Quarter 4 04/26 Mon AC READING LOG (due 4/23/10) 1.00 50 22.31 0 I

1

Quarter 4 04/26 Mon AC Sci, Tech, and Soc. (PSSA) 1.00 50 21.08 37 74

1

Quarter 4 04/26 Mon AC Practical Prob Solve 1.00 50 32.92 50 100

1

Quarter 4 04/26 Mon AC Structure of the Univ 1.00 50 32.15 48 96

1

Quarter 4 04/23 Fri AC Bias terms/news article 1.00 50 28.85 40 80

2

Quarter 4 04/21 Wed AC Schindler's List disc. qu 1.00 50 40.38 50 100

1

Quarter 4 04/21 Wed AC MAUS discussion questions 1.00 50 32.85 50 100

1

Quarter 4 04/21 Wed AC Donald Duck cartoon analy 1.00 50 29.85 50 100
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