Anonymous wrote:Is this permissible at the high school level when it involves free response answers? Seems like pure laziness on the teacher’s part.

It’s not laziness. It can be a great strategy in a fast paced AP course where students need to practice certain types of FRQs, but there’s no way the teacher could provide detailed individual comments in a timely fashion. I do this once per unit on a retakable FRQ a few days before the unit test (which includes FRQs.) Students have 15 min at the end of class to complete and only put ID on. Following day I distribute a different section’s FRQs and red pens and go point by point over the rubric with full explanations. Students are sooo focused, trying to decide if a point is earned, writing feedback, and trying to remember what they wrote. I collect and record the scores, and will glance through to verify high scores. But since they are retakable and most scores are lower than a B, the kids all retake. It’s quicker to grade the mostly correct retakes myself.

My goal is for students to have completed correctly 10-12 released FRQs across the different types. My class averages on FRQs is 1-2 points higher than national average.

Anonymous wrote:Recent MCPS HS grad. For low stakes, practice assignments, we'd do it all the time.

Recent grad- this is for all tasks as mentioned several times above.

Recent MCPS HS grad. For low stakes, practice assignments, we'd do it all the time.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this permissible at the high school level when it involves free response answers? Seems like pure laziness on the teacher’s part.

LOL one of my teachers did this, and kids just rewrote their friends answers to ensure everyone got an A.

I find it hard to believe that 1) people rewrote their friends’ FRQs without a teacher noticing and 2) they did it so well that everyone got an A. Why not just mark the crappy FRQ was an A if the teacher wasn’t going to read it.

This for all tasks points and count significantly toward the final grade. They don’t write their names on the test, just student numbers.

Not for all-tasks. But for practice/prep, peer review is a great way to learn. The grading student sees how another student approached the problem and also has a chance to explain the answer, which aids learning.

Kind of like having a small group discussion, but more rigorous and kids are more likely to stay on task.

Anonymous wrote:Is this permissible at the high school level when it involves free response answers? Seems like pure laziness on the teacher’s part.

LOL one of my teachers did this, and kids just rewrote their friends answers to ensure everyone got an A.

Anonymous wrote:Is this permissible at the high school level when it involves free response answers? Seems like pure laziness on the teacher’s part.

A practice/preparation assignment could be justified. If student's were not including their names. Student's could see a variety of responses. But if it is for an actual test grade, no, no, no, no, no. That can't happen.

Is this permissible at the high school level when it involves free response answers? Seems like pure laziness on the teacher’s part.