tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722640913234461773.post9208804699351744971..comments2024-03-22T19:34:16.304+11:00Comments on exzuberant: Would you like 2 yaks or 3 yaks with that test?enzuberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15258424253649444449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722640913234461773.post-72740781811615810812011-06-12T16:44:07.136+10:002011-06-12T16:44:07.136+10:00Absolutely. I confess I was still working it out a...Absolutely. I confess I was still working it out as I did it. Having done it the first time, I would tell the students in advance that doing the 3-Yak questions are worth 1.5 marks compared to 1 mark for the 1-Yak and 2-Yak questions. Maybe I should just be explicit in the marking at the top: show the Baseline Score, the Extension Score and the total calculated Grade mark (Baseline + 0.5 x Extension).<br /><br />However I should add this test is part of larger context of Standards Based Grading - where most of the class grade comes from repeatable quizzes, with what is close to a binary grade for each outcome: not demonstrated (C); on the way (B); mastered - with small errors (B+); mastered without error and extended (A).enzuberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258424253649444449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8722640913234461773.post-57354488030686606492011-06-12T15:35:02.629+10:002011-06-12T15:35:02.629+10:00Love the idea... though I'd be worried about w...Love the idea... though I'd be worried about what the students think re. the 'final grading', where extension marks end up as normal marks. Transparency?James Haggertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317425738874886656noreply@blogger.com