Rolling Gradebook?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fairfax is starting a rolling gradebook.

All assignments continue to accumulate over the semester (for example: Qtr 1 has 10 assignments, Qtr 2 has the 10 assignments from quarter 1 + the 10 new ones from quarter 2)

Purpose is that it will show students their real grade "in real time". For example, with a traditional grading system like MCPS has, if a student had an A in quarter 1 and then failed the first quiz of quarter 2, they would have an E until they could raise the grade. However, with a rolling gradebook, the failed assignment would be averaged in with all of the other assignments and have an appropriate weight therefore just pulling the grade down a little. This might even be less stressful for the student.

Fairfax uses ParentVUE as well. The rolling gradebook allows parents to see all the assignments throughout the semester. It would make it easier to see trends.

I know MCPS is looking at grading policies. Should they consider a rolling gradebook?

Are you saying that if we had a rolling gradebook, the grades from quarter 3 would carry over to quarter 4 essentially making quarter 3 an interim?

I think anything keeping students working continuously from the start to the end of the semester would be a good change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fairfax is starting a rolling gradebook.

All assignments continue to accumulate over the semester (for example: Qtr 1 has 10 assignments, Qtr 2 has the 10 assignments from quarter 1 + the 10 new ones from quarter 2)

Purpose is that it will show students their real grade "in real time". For example, with a traditional grading system like MCPS has, if a student had an A in quarter 1 and then failed the first quiz of quarter 2, they would have an E until they could raise the grade. However, with a rolling gradebook, the failed assignment would be averaged in with all of the other assignments and have an appropriate weight therefore just pulling the grade down a little. This might even be less stressful for the student.

Fairfax uses ParentVUE as well. The rolling gradebook allows parents to see all the assignments throughout the semester. It would make it easier to see trends.

I know MCPS is looking at grading policies. Should they consider a rolling gradebook?

Are you saying that if we had a rolling gradebook, the grades from quarter 3 would carry over to quarter 4 essentially making quarter 3 an interim?

I think anything keeping students working continuously from the start to the end of the semester would be a good change.

Not OP but yes, that is how it would happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate these things

It would be a bad idea for MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fairfax is starting a rolling gradebook.

All assignments continue to accumulate over the semester (for example: Qtr 1 has 10 assignments, Qtr 2 has the 10 assignments from quarter 1 + the 10 new ones from quarter 2)

Purpose is that it will show students their real grade "in real time". For example, with a traditional grading system like MCPS has, if a student had an A in quarter 1 and then failed the first quiz of quarter 2, they would have an E until they could raise the grade. However, with a rolling gradebook, the failed assignment would be averaged in with all of the other assignments and have an appropriate weight therefore just pulling the grade down a little. This might even be less stressful for the student.

Fairfax uses ParentVUE as well. The rolling gradebook allows parents to see all the assignments throughout the semester. It would make it easier to see trends.

I know MCPS is looking at grading policies. Should they consider a rolling gradebook?

Some schools don't bother with following the deadlines. It is so difficult to constantly grade stuff from two months prior, especially on the secondary level. If we allow students to turn everything in towards the end of a semester, many teachers will be done.

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No way. It will allow kids to accumulate late assignments longer and create more pressure on teachers.

This. As it is, there is so much pressure at the start of the new quarter to accept missing assignments from last quarter, then enter a grade change. The counselor sent a list of 13 sixth graders for whom she was advocating we “tweak” MP 3 grades. Not just to help students pass, but to raise grades from Bs to As. These are students who didn’t turn in work in February!

[Anonymous]

This is a good idea. Therefore, MCPS won’t do it.

[Anonymous]

Will they consider though? McPS?