Flipping the Gradebook

Concept-Based Grading Phil A. Smith

2015 Dec 12

My Motivation . . .

Rather than teacher and mentor…

How do you weight tests, quizzes, homework, etc.?

Assignment-Based Grading Examples

Homework/Quizzes: 100 points

Midterm: 4 x 100 points

Final Exam: 250 points

______________________________

Total: 750 points

Four Tests (pick best 3): 20% each

Weekly Quizzes: 10%

Attendance & Participation: 5%

Final Exam (cumulative) : 25%____________________________

Total : 100%

Sample Assignment-Based Grade Book

Student Name

Q1

Q2 … Q12

Quiz Avg

T1

T2

T3

T4 Test Avg

Final Exam

Final Avg

SemGrade

Goodman, Saul

Pinkman, Jesse

Schrader, Hank

White, Skyler

White,Walter

White, Jr.,Walter

Questions about assignment scores…

I swear I studied really hard for the test, but I totally bombed it.

Professor, my quiz scores are low. What should I do?

Hard to Discern What Specific Learning Has Occurred

Flip the Grade Book

Sample Concept-Based Grade Book

Student Name

Sword Fighting

Dragons, Care & Feeding

Court Etiquette

Treachery

Winter, Survival Skills

History of the Wall

Lannister, Jaime

Lannister, Tyrion

Snow, John

Stark, Arya

Stark, Ned

Targaryen, Daenerys

Example: Concepts for a Prealgebra Course

▪ Compute Basic Multiplication Facts

▪ Identify Prime Numbers

▪ Order Of Operations

▪ Solving Linear Equations

▪ Evaluating Expressions And Formulas

▪ Prime Factorization

▪ Signed Number Arithmetic

▪ Simplifying Expressions

▪ Combine Like Terms

▪ Equivalent Fractions

▪ Multiplying And Dividing Fractions

▪ Adding Signed Fractions

▪ Add/Subtract Decimals

▪ Pythagorean Theorem

▪ . . .

▪ FOR A TOTAL OF 26 CONCEPTS

Concept-Based Grading:One Implemention

Teach about some concepts in the course

Develop a Quiz About Concepts Taught

FIRST QUIZ

Concept 1

Concept 2

Concept 3

Assessment Scale (in 2 Languages)

English, Informal

4.0 = Got it! No ifs, ands, or buts.

3.0 = Close but no cigar.

2.0 = Kind of, Sort of

1.0 = Just getting started

0.0 = No attempt, no show

Educationese

4.0 = Proficient

3.0 = Competent

2.0 = Developing or Basic

1.0 = Beginning or Novice

0.0 = No Basis for Assessment

A Concept Scoring Example

Expand and Simplify: (2x+3y)2

RESPONSE A: (2x+3y)2 = (2x)2 + 2(2x)(3y) + (3y)2 = 4x2 + 12xy + 9y2

RESPONSE B: (2x+3y)2 = (2x)2 + (2x)(3y) + (3y)2 = 4x2 + 6xy + 9y2

RESPONSE C: (2x+3y)2 = (2x+3y) (2x+3y)

4.0

3.0

1.0

Student Earns a Score for Each Concept

FIRST QUIZ

Concept 1 2.0

Concept 2 3.0

Concept 3 4.0C1 C2 C3

Student 2.0 3.0 4.0

After first quiz:

Student Gets a Score for Each Concept

SECOND QUIZ

Concept 1 3.0

Concept 2 4.0

Concept 3 4.0

Concept 4 2.0

C1 C2 C3 C4

Student

3.0 4.0 5.

02.0

After second quiz:

Some Observations About the Grade Book

▪ MOST RECENT SCORE ONLYOnly the most recent concept score is recorded.

▪ TWO FOURS IN A ROW = KNOW ITStudents with two 4s have shown mastery twice. A 5.0 is recorded in the grade book. Students with a 5.0 on a concept can skip this concept on quizzes.

▪ STUDENTS SELF-TRACKStudents keep track of all their concept scores on a checklist.

Multiple Concept Assessments

Multiple Concept Assessments

Tests and Final Exam (Accuracy)

Tests and Final Exam (Concepts View)

How much do concept scores count?

The Goal

Well, what happened?

Students and I get…

I get data

3.85 Solving Linear Equations

3.85 Basic Mult Facts

3.73 Signed Number Arithmetic

3.58 Evaluating Expressions and Formulas

3.55 Equivalent Fractions

3.52 Prime Factorization

3.39 Identify Prime Numbers

3.39 Order of Operations

3.27 Simplifying Expressions

2.91 Combine Like Terms

2.76 Add Signed Fractions

2.55 Multiply/Divide Fractions

Prealgebra Class Averages by Concept

Students really, I mean really, use...

Students act differently…

“Only copied down 1 example, will look at this section over weekend, only know some steps”

“NEED TO PRACTICE!”

“I will study harder next time!”

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Questions?