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Grades

Your grade for this course will be based on your individual performance on the following:

Class grade will be determined by a combination of Supporting Mastery (25%), Demonstrating  Mastery (60%), and a Final Exam (15%). Current grades can be viewed anytime on through Synergy.  

A final grade breakdown below as follows:

             A > 89.9            B 80.0 - 89.9         C 70.0 - 79.9           D 60.0 - 69.9        F < 60.0

Supporting Mastery: These types of grades will include class discussion questions, discovery exercises, and any practice (in class or HW) required for mastery.

Demonstrating Mastery: This grade will include unit tests/sub-tests, quizzes, and any individual or small group exercises where mastery of the topic is central to the assignment.

Grading of TESTS: We, as a geometry team, have adopted a new equitable grading system. This was deemed to be unfair, and the changes were made.  

NEW POLICY:

Grading policy for tests: (60% of semester grade) – typically 50 points 

0-10    significantly low level of mastery (tutoring/extra help necessary)

11-15   Below basic mastery (tutoring/extra help needed)

16-20 Approaching basic level of mastery (tutoring encouraged, study habits improvement)

21-30 Basic level of mastery (minimum expected) 

31-40  Above basic level of mastery (problem solving skills present)

41-50   Well above basic level (problem solving skill used extensively)

51-53  Advanced level of mastery (excellent problem solving skill on top of complete mastery)

Grading policy for assignment (25% of grade) – typically 10 pts 

0/10 – assignment not done/turned in

5-/10 – assignment turned in: not complete or no work shown

8/10 -  assignment partially finished (having questions on problems not done excluded, and turned back in)

10/10 – Effort indicated on all problems, even if not correct answer 

QUIZ:  Can be either supporting mastery (25%) or Demonstrating mastery (60%)  Typically 10 pts or doubled to 20

Supporting mastery quiz:  Often graded 10/10 for completion during time given (2 attempts always given)

Demonstrating mastery quiz: 5/10 pts. for completion.  Other 5 pts. are performance on problems in quiz. (2 attempts typically given as well)

QUIZZES ARE TYPICALLY 5 QUESTIONS THAT ARE LEVEL 1 (basic mastery type that demonstrate ability to do basic skill)

Top Scores in each class will be recognized by me.

Because of equitable grading there will be NO RE-TAKES of tests!!!  This can be amended as needed by me on an individual basis only.  ALL work and full effort must be shown prior to testing and all reviews completed in order to be considered for any retake!

DELTA QUIZ: I use these types of quizzes often.  Instead of students turning in a HW assignment (they may still have to turn in!!) I give a 5 question quiz (quizziz) on exactly the same content as the assignment.  The “DELTA” means that this grade can change.  Students learn at different paces, and a skill that is not mastered at quiz time, may be mastered by the unit test.  If this is the case, all DQ scores will be changed to reflect this.  (ex: student gets 4/10, but then gets 80% or higher on unit test.  The 4, and any other score will changed to a 10/10)  NOTE: student will NOT be penalized here!!  A 10 on a DQ, will not be moved down due to a poor test performance.  Missing DQ’s (0’s) will also be changed to reflect test performance.  This can have a very dramatic influence on semester grades. These grades WILL be updated when test is graded.  

Extra Credit: Extra credit is earned, not given.  Every test will have an XC opportunities.  This is a way for top students to separate themselves from others.  Other XC opportunities are available through team competitions on rigorous problems, trivia games, and other activities/projects.  These are awarded to all members of the team. 

Choice:  As a student-led classroom that focuses on a growth mindset (focus of my MS thesis) I now offer “choice” on assessments.  Students will be able to choose which problems to do for all 3 parts of a test.  It may be a bank of six level 2 questions, and they choose four to do.  This allows for students to be free from any bias that I may have towards “picking the problem” that I want them to do! 

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