tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post506862708800861614..comments2024-03-24T08:15:29.679-05:00Comments on misscalcul8: End of Course Examsmiss.calcul8http://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-80691076121278338022012-06-03T13:59:19.915-05:002012-06-03T13:59:19.915-05:00Well we don't really use EOC's since we ar...Well we don't really use EOC's since we are measuring their progress for each individual learning target constantly along the way. We do have end-of-trimester tests that measure retention for that trimester, but the stakes are very low for those (1/3 of a grade movement at the most).Marshall Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448166701872031677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-42866723926976918312012-06-02T12:26:00.493-05:002012-06-02T12:26:00.493-05:00Marshall,
I'm not sure it will filter out the ...Marshall,<br />I'm not sure it will filter out the students who need it; I'm also not sure how to decide who needs it.<br /><br />The double whammy thing- they may retake it the second time and pass but if the first time counted as part of their grade, it might make their class grade below passing which means they could fail the course. And on the other hand, a student who makes a 90 might want to retake it to get a better grade and bring up their class grade. In this case, not putting it in the grade book avoids both situations.<br /><br />We are using the tests to create pacing guides, lessons, and assessments so they will definitely be tied to a learning target.<br /><br />How does your school use EOCs?miss.calcul8https://www.blogger.com/profile/02014623484245570719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467202639598238063.post-15639190480340301402012-06-01T20:17:07.071-05:002012-06-01T20:17:07.071-05:00Wow. Heavy duty stuff here.
To be completely ho...Wow. Heavy duty stuff here. <br /><br />To be completely honest, it all seems very contrived and although there clearly has been a lot of thought put into this, I'm not convinced that this EOC will help advance your goal. I suppose if your goal is to filter out students and prevent them from moving on, it may do that. But will it filter the right amount of students? Or the students most in need of filtering?<br /><br />I also find these two statements odd: <br /><br /><i>Now, at the end of the year, students will have to have a passing grade as well as pass the end of course exam in order to pass the entire course.</i><br /><b>and</b><br /><i>the test is pass/fail and will not go in the grade book to avoid it being a double whammy on a student's grade</i><br /><br />Who cares if it's a double whammy if they fail it? They are toast anyway....?<br /><br />Finally, I'd feel much more comfortable with something like this if it was clearly connected with the learning targets within the course. Do you know that at some point students have met some sort of basic learning target? If they at one time reached that target and then forgot, are they now treated as if they had never learned it? And if they never met the target in the first place what is the point of giving them the EOC?<br /><br />I applaud the quest for retention, because that is important, but I am skeptical if the EOC's will give you the outcome you're looking for.Marshall Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448166701872031677noreply@blogger.com