Mrs. Hamlett and I have taken the rubric and given point values to the
letter grade categories (A= 20-17, B=16-12, C/D= 11-5, F= 4-0). Therefore,
participation has become a part of the students' grade, just like any other
assignment, test, etc. students are responsible for mastering.
The greatest initial impact I have seen has been in students arriving to
class prepared, which shouldn't be a problem but always is, and in the use of
electronic devices (#6 under the "You May Negatively Affect Your Participation
Grade By:" section). I no longer have to worry about taking up cell phones, and
the student has to become responsible- not only for a device that was probably
paid for by her parents- but for her grade being negatively affected if caught
using this device. I struggled with whether or not this was ethical, but
decided since these devices DO keep students from actively participating- as
laid out in the rubric- and students have been made aware of this rule, that it
is fair.
As the semester proceeds I will have more feedback on how successful the
other components are- group dynamics, discussion, etc. but I have already had to
remind a few students that negative and offensive remarks WILL hurt the
participation grade.
If anyone would like to know how I feel about this rubric and the grading
at the end of the semester I will be happy to share!
The link to the rubric is below:
1 comments:
I use classdojo.com to manage participation grades. I matched the behaviors to this rubric, and I have seen significant improvement in class participation in discussions. It has worked really well for me so far.
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