Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Student Involved Grading Ms. Brown requires her learners to keep all of their work in a portfolio in the classroom. Each contribution to the portfolio is scored and students self-monitor (in addition to teacher monitoring), on the inside cover of the portfolio, their progress on mastering the identified learning targets. Students add academic goals and personal intervention plans to their portfolios, addressing their own learning needs as they progress through the materials. At the end of the grading period, students select the appropriate number of samples of their work (determined by Ms. Brown) to submit for the grade. With each selected item, students are required to add a paragraph explaining why that artifact was selected and what it demonstrates regarding their learning of the content. They then ‘grade' themselves using their own evidence. Ultimately, Ms. Brown determines the grade, but students are involved in the process and their input informs her final marking. However, Ms. Brown has noted over time that some students grade themselves more harshly than she would have graded them; while some students grade themselves with the highest scores Ms. Brown would not have graded them. What would you do/recommend for these kinds of situations? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I recommend that Ms. Brown use rubrics to grade these writings. Ms. Brown can discuss the rubric with the students and model how to use the rubric to grade their writings. The rubrics should be written where there is no gray areas, but very straight forward. Students should be required to provide evidence of their rating when they self assess. Once Ms. Brown has assessed the writings, then she should meet with students and have them present their evidence that supports their ratings.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I think a rubric is a great idea, and it also teaches children about needing evidence to back up what they say. Rated On: October 19, 2014 1:05 am Rated By: adenar                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: This is a great idea. Rubrics will keep the students on track and let them know exactly what to look for. Rated On: October 21, 2014 6:27 am Rated By: Deborah Guyton                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I think introduce a rubric will help guide students on how to critically think about grading their work and show them what the teacher is looking for. If after this the students are still grading themselves the same way, the teacher could follow up with the students to find out why they interpret their work the way they do. Rated On: February 21, 2018 8:32 pm Rated By: Simone Haddad                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I would do this. Rated On: March 12, 2021 3:47 pm Rated By: ezaWun