Grading Policy
by Barb Banks
August 12, 2008
SCIENCE 8 POLICIES/MRS. BANKS
GRADING POLICY
Definitions
Formative: assignments designed to introduce information to students. Examples
of formative assignments include but are not limited to: some quizzes, initial drafts/attempts, homework such as vocabulary words and study guides, and some labs.
Summative: assessment designed to provide information about a student’s
achievement at the end of a period of instruction. Examples include, but are not limited to: projects, tests, exams, final drafts, some homework, and some labs.
Completion Grade: a quick check at the time a formative assignment is due to see
if a student has attempted and/or completed the work.
Grading
Formative assignments
will generally be worth 5-30 points, and will account for 30% of the grading period score.
Some formative assignments will be graded for completion, and will not be eligible for a score of “Incomplete.” “Completion” assignments with be worth 5 points per page:
Score for complete and well done work = 5 points per page
Score for incomplete or insufficient work = 4 or 3 points per page
Score if over ½ of the assignment is not completed = 2, 1, or 0
points per page)
Summativeassignments
will generally be worth 50-150 points, and will account for 70% of the grading period score. Students will be given extra time to complete unfinished Summative work (see “ESR/Extra Help Policy” sheet and the “Incomplete Work” Section below), but will not be given unlimited extra time to finish.
Grade Calculation Example
Period 1 Formative Scores: Period 1 Summative Scores:
5/5, 8/10, 7/9, 25/30, 55/60, 95/100, 72/75, 91/95,
6/10, 28/30 92/100, 148/150
Total Points: 79/94 = 84% Total Points: 553/580 = 95%
Grade Average:
(84% x 30%) + (95% x 70%) =
(0.84 x 0.30) + (0.95 x 0.70) = (0.252 + 0.665) = 0.917= 91.7% (B+)
Incomplete Work
An “I” will be recorded in the grade book for any unfinished or unsubmitted formative work that is graded for content (rather than completion). An “I” will
also be recorded for any unfinished or unsubmitted summative work.
After-school time in the Extended Study Room (ESR) will be assigned to those students who need to finish work. The “I” will remain in the grade book until the work is completed. An “I” will result in an “Incomplete” for the grading period. If the work is not completed within a time frame arranged with Mrs. Banks, the “I” may change to an “F.”
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
As Mrs. Jacobson mentioned in her note to students in the student handbook, Crete Middle School expectations are simple: work hard, do your best, treat others with the same courtesy and respect you would want for yourself.
