FIX 11

DON'T RELY ON THE MEAN; CONSIDER OTHER MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

Questions to Ponder

When using the mean, do we take into account if a student has one bad day or even the reverse, one exceptional day?

Does the mean represent the overall level of achievement for each and every student?

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FPS Staff Commentary

Colleen Stamm - Warner Middle School

If you have a computer grading system, like MiStar. This is difficult to do. We do a have a teacher in our building who actually turns off grades for parents and uses the mode method to determine grades for students. It is something interesting to explore more. If you decide to take this path, parent communication is key and lots of it.

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