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Case: How should transfer grades be treated? A student recently transferred to my school from another county. The student has a transfer grade of 98% for calculus. From the first week I noticed that the student appeared to be lost with regards to the current lesson. I asked the student if she was not comfortable with the material considering it is a topic that should have been covered in the first semester. The student response was quite shocking. "I don't know much, I just do my work." This is final semester before graduation and grades are due in one week. Should I post the transfer grades, or should I give the grade earned on my assessments? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Depending on when the student came, the situation should be treated differently. At my school, if a student comes too late, they often get to audit. However, if they are there for most of the semester, what I have done is put a 98% for everything in my grade book before they came and note that it is a transfer grade. Then everything the student has been present for, is the grade they earned. Depending on the set up of the grade book, it should "even out" somewhat. However, if the student has been struggling all semester, it is likely you have already contacted the parents and spoken about you concerns. |
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