Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Grade Replacement One of my administrators recently pointed out that our state's teacher observation system mandates that teachers use practices that represent final mastery of a skill or concept. My students receive number grades (averages). I have begun to replace one quiz grade per unit with the grade the student made on the unit test (if it is higher). A part of me feels that they need to be held accountable for each assessment. A doctor who is performing brain surgery doesn't get a redo. Is my grade replacement system okay, or do I need to find a better solution? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) When it comes to grade replacement, only you as the teacher can make that call. We as teachers have seen the student's work. We know there weaknesses and strengths. There are some concepts that are not mastered as quickly as others. I use the information on my formative assessments for my summative assessments. If the student scored higher on the summative, I will drop the lowest formative assessment that was a part of the summative test. The other option would be to replace the grade with the higher grade. The end point is that the students learn the material. I even allow a retake on a formative assessment by the student first showing me how they revised notes. Secondly, they will tell me why their answer was wrong before correcting the answer. If the student cannot tell me why the wrong answer was wrong, they do not get credit for giving the correct answer. Again, to me there is more reinforcement with this. Therefore, when they take a summative assessment. The grade is final. There is not a retake or a grade replacement.