The fixes are in four categories that reflect common grading challenges. Notation in the mark book for each assignment that is late grades on a learning skills work habits section of the report card. How to grade for learning with ken oconnor season 1. How to grade for learning 1 15 fixes to make grades more accurate, consistent, meaningful.
Ppt 15 fixes for broken grades powerpoint presentation. Educators interested in examining and improving grading practices. Professional book talk with grading expert ken oconnor canadian author of fifteen fixes for broken grades ken oconnor, describes why report card grades are broken as effective tools for communication, and summarizes what teachers and schools can do to accurately grade students in standardsbased systems. If a teacher must use a point system to satisfy an administrative mandate or to use a particular grade book, that teacher can still use a standardsbased system.
How to grade for learning 1 15 fixes to make grades more accurate, consistent, meaningful and supportive of learning presented by ken oconnor with assistance from leslie snyder, dan nash and wanda dechant 2 pearson 3. Communicating about student achievement requires accurate, consistent and meaningful grades. Just recently, ken published the fourth edition of his seminal book how to grade for learning. How to grade for learning by using 15 fixes for broken grades. Fifteen fixes for broken grades with dvd 2nd edition assessment training institute, inc.
Fifteen fixes for broken grades with dvd assessment. Under this system, when an assessment is designed, the teacher. Professional book talk with grading expert ken oconnor canadian author of fifteen fixes for broken grades ken oconnor, describes why report card grades are broken as effective tools for communication, and summarizes what teachers and schools can do to accurately grade students in. Late work do i mark late work down as punishment, provide support for the learner, or. Southern regional educational board grading presentation b moore. Many student behaviors can inflate or deflate grades because of grading practices teachers implement. Ken oconnor describes fifteen strategies for grading practices that recognize student learning and achievement and are consistent, accurate, and aligned with school or district standards. One of the authors major reasons for writing this book now is the increasing emphasis on standards or learning goals also called learning outcomes. This online book study will provide a framework for new teachers to consider their grading practices in a collaborative format this summer. Oconnors premise is that grading in most schools is a broken practice, including irrelevant, unfair components that present inaccurate pictures of students academic. Mar 18, 2018 ken is an independent consultant and author of the book a repair kit for grading. Author ken oconnor this oneday session is primarily aimed at. Fifteen fixes for broken grades with dvd, 2nd edition. Leading school transformational change through myp.
Nov 05, 2010 the two 8th grade math teachers decided to study the problem of grading as part of a grant partnership with the hormel foundation, the university of minnesota and austin public schools. Oconnor examines some of the more difficult issues in grading like the association kids make between grades and their achievement and offers fresh solutions for repairing the system. When thats the case, grades are broken and teachers and schools need a repair kit to fix them. Jul 09, 2015 for more information on recording missing assignments, please refer to the 15 fixes for broken grades online course available in pathlore. Seven reasons for standardsbased grading educational. This book advocates the implementation of grading systems based strictly on.
The use of columns in a grade book to represent standards, instead of assignments, tests, and activities, is a major shift in thinking. Mar 05, 2010 in many schools, the answers to these questions often range from not very to not at all. Their studies introduced them to ken oconnors book a repair kit for grading. This is 15 fixes for broken grades by ets ati on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. This requires that teachers set up and organize their grade books around goals and standards not simply summarize multiple marks into a single grade, or. Review three strategies teachers can use to involve students in the learning process chapter 5, page 114. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15 % off. In many schools, the answers to these questions often range from not very to not at all. A repair kit for grading 15 fixes for broken grades by ken o. In 2007, the same ideas were organized fifteen fixes for broken grades. Ken is an independent consultant and author of the book a repair kit for grading. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Apr 23, 2019 about for books a repair kit for grading.
Nov 19, 2010 in many schools, the answers to these questions often range from not very to not at all. Were bribing students into compliance instead of challenging them into engagement. Professional learning resource library book titles with. He is now generally acknowledged to be one of a small group of leading experts on how to grade and report effectively.
He has also designed eleven guidelines for standard based reporting. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. If so, share your ppt presentation slides online with. Daniel pink, 2009, drive, riverhead books, new york, 174. The crucial idea is to use a system that is not based on the inappropriate use of averages. Leading school transformational change through myp assessing. Traditionally, homework has been one category in the grade book and. I believe i speak for many of us in expressing gratitude to ken for the profound impact he has had on so many of our teaching practices. A repair kit gives readers and administrators 15 ways to. How to grade for learning using 15 fixes for broken grades keynote 75 minutes. Genesee county probationary teachers may register for a free summer book study, and will receive a copy of ken oconnors book, a repair kit for grading. Create a grade book that records evidence in relation to the standards.
Tolkien when considering the purchase of a book for your collection, the condition and, if applicable, the dust jacket are the most important factors affecting the value. It pays to become familiar with the basic descriptive terms used by used and rare booksellers to communicate. Thus the need for this repair kit, in which ken oconnor identifies 15 ways to fix broken grades15 things to do for grades to be effective. When considering the purchase of a book for your collection, the condition and, if applicable, the dust jacket are the most important factors affecting the value. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Grades can provide important information for students, parents, teachers, and others but to be useful grades must be meaningful, accurate, consistent, and supportive of learning. For more information on minimum f, please refer to the 15 fixes for broken grades online course available in pathlore. The two 8th grade math teachers decided to study the problem of grading as part of a grant partnership with the hormel foundation, the university of minnesota and austin public schools. Work in teams and brainstorm student behaviors that can. Fifteen fixes for broken grades with dvd by ken oconnor at indigo.
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