As a culminating task for this course, reflect on your own beliefs, expectations, and practices.
- When considering the most important elements used in evaluation of student performance for grading and reporting, do you believe you use them fairly and effectively? How?
- Describe how your expectations for student learning and achievement are reported and reflected on in the evaluation process, including how they are stated on report cards or reports to parents.
- How do you explain what the grades represent to your students and their parents?
- How do you hold students accountable for the participation and behavior in completing assessments including preparation for, and completion of standardized tests? How do you support them?
- Do you believe there should be penalties for late or missed work that is required for evaluation? Why or why not?
- What item or items do you consider to be the clearest indicator(s) of student achievement in grading and reporting?
- How do you communicate evaluative practices and results with parents?
