Investigations 3-5 Grading Rubric

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What is the Investigations 3-5 Grading Rubric?

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The Investigations 3-5 Grading Rubric is a tool teachers can use to convert the Investigations Assessments to a numerical grade for NC Wise.

How was the Rubric designed?

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• The Rubric converts the Investigations scoring to NC Wise grades.

• Percentage numbers were determined by the quantitative values of an "A", "C" and "F" in NC Wise.

o In NC Wise an "A" = 96% In Investigations this will be called "Met"

o In NC Wise a "C" = 80% In Investigations this will be called "Partially Met"

o In NC Wise an "F" = 60% In Investigations this will be called "Not Met"

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How do teachers use the Rubric?

• Open Microsoft Excel file "Investigations 3-5 Grading Rubric."

This is what you will see.

• Note that all students will start with a grade of 100 prior to any data being entered.

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How do teachers use the Rubric?

• Steps 1 - 3:o Determine a

student's grade.

• Step 4: o Record the student's

grade in NC Wise.

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How do teachers use the Rubric?

• After completing steps 1 and 2 in your PLC, use the Microsoft Excel file to complete step 3.

• Enter the number of possibles first.

• Note the error message in red.

• This will appear until the total of M's, P's, and N's equal the number of possibles.

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How do teachers use the Rubric?

• Enter number of:o M's (met) o P's (partially met)o N's (not met)

• The student's grade will be calculated and show here.

Example

Step 1: PLC met and decided this assessment has 5 possibles.

Step 2: The teacher marked student's work with M, P, or N to show whether student met, partially met, or did not meet the benchmark being assessed.

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Example

Step 3: The teacher entered the number of possibles and the number of M's, P's, and N's to calculate the student's grade.

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• The Rubric can be accessed in 3 places:o T drive at every schoolo GCS Principal's Playbook Wiki

(http://gcsprincipalsplaybook.wikispaces.com)o GCS Teachers' Playbook Wiki

(http://gcsteachersplaybook.wikispaces.com)

• Teachers may download the Microsoft Excel file to their documents, desktop, and/or home computer.

Where can teachers access the Rubric?