Well, I guess I have not written this out in a while, so I will do my
best. My K-6 students only recieve S,N,U in specials, but we also have
to grade on skill level...neat one, behavior, follows directions,
completes projects...I am not making this up...
I participated in an Arts Assesment program here in Ohio, pretty cool
stuff...and has since manipulated all of my grades into rubrics, etc.
The students know what exactly I am looking for in their work...and also
know what it takes to get a 4, 3, 2, 1...or even a 0. But in
relationship to my grade cards, I have made 4=S+, 3=s, 2=N, 1=U...and no
work=0...
As for taking grades, I have finally learned, I only take about 1 grade
per week...may be 3-4 grades per project...I have 500 students and do
NOT take work home...then I am never responsible for loss/damage...some
things we do I do not assess...hopefully this makes sense. I will try
and explain better later have a class...
Laura
Kelly Drake wrote:
> I am interested in knowing how other elementary art teachers assess
> students. If it is just eyeballing work and correlating that to a
> grade, I want to know. If you do not assess, I want to know that
> too. I am just trying to get an idea of what expectations are for
> others and how you handle it. Thank you in advance for your
> input.Kelly
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Well, I guess I have not written this out in a while, so I will do my best.
My K-6 students only recieve S,N,U in specials, but we also have to grade
on skill level...neat one, behavior, follows directions, completes projects...I
am not making this up...
<br>I participated in an Arts Assesment program here in Ohio, pretty cool
stuff...and has since manipulated all of my grades into rubrics, etc.
<br>The students know what exactly I am looking for in their work...and
also know what it takes to get a 4, 3, 2, 1...or even a 0. But in relationship
to my grade cards, I have made 4=S+, 3=s, 2=N, 1=U...and no work=0...
<br>As for taking grades, I have finally learned, I only take about 1 grade
per week...may be 3-4 grades per project...I have 500 students and do NOT
take work home...then I am never responsible for loss/damage...some things
we do I do not assess...hopefully this makes sense. I will try and explain
better later have a class...
<br>Laura
<p>Kelly Drake wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=+0>I
am interested in knowing how other elementary art teachers assess students.
If it is just eyeballing work and correlating that to a grade, I want to
know. If you do not assess, I want to know that too. I am just
trying to get an idea of what expectations are for others and how you handle
it.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=+0>Thank you in advance
for your input.</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=+0>Kelly</font></font></blockquote>
