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EdBox Gradebook Strategies For Setting Up Proficiency Based Gradebooks OfficeofInformationTechnology12/5/2011
This document is a working draft. Last updated January 7th, 2012
TableofContents
Strategies:SettingUpClassOptionsForProficiencyBasedGradeBooks.................3CategoriesTab..........................................................................................................................................3ScalesTab...................................................................................................................................................4TermsTab..................................................................................................................................................5
CreatingStandardsBasedAssignments................................................................................6AssignmentsTab......................................................................................................................................6StandardsTab...........................................................................................................................................6TrackingStandards.................................................................................................................................7
StandardsReports.........................................................................................................................8The EdBox Gradebook supports proficiency based grading in courses where PPS standards have been loaded. The purpose of this guide is to illustrate some strategies for setting up courses and assignments in ways that enable you to track and communicate achievement on course standards using the EdBox Gradebook. This guide assumes the user has knowled e of the basic functionality of EdBox Gradebook. For a refresher on the basics see theUser Manualfor Teachers
EdBox Gradebook User Guide
Proficiency Strategies
Strategies:SettingUpClassOptionsForProficiencyBasedGradeBooksBeforeusingyourGradebook,youmustsetupClassOptions.Usingthefollowingsteps,youcansetupcategoryweightsandgradescalesforclassesthatwillmorecloselyreflectaproficiencybasedsystemofgrading.CategoriesTab Onegoalofproficiencybasedsystemsistoseparatemeasurementofacademicachievementfrommeasurementsofbehaviorsuchasattendance,completionofhome/classwork,etc.Weknowthesebehaviorsusuallycorrelatewithachievement,buttheyarenotthesamethingandshouldbemeasuredseparately.
Categoryweightscanbeusedtofocusgradecalculationsonassessedacademicperformance.Note:Evenifcategoryweightsaresettozero,itisimportantthatcategoriesareused,otherwisegrad eightedcategories.Intheexampleabove,only“Tests/Quizzes”and“UnitEssays”arebeingusedasassessmentsforthisclass.Assignmentsinthe“InteractiveNotebook”categoryarehomeworkandclasswork,whichinthissystemareconsideredpracticeandthereforenotcalculatedintothegrade.Someteacherschoosetoassignasmallpercentage(10%maybe)to“Practice”categoriesforthemotivationfactor.Weknowstudentswanttoknow“Howmuchisthisworth?”butagoalofproficiencybasedgradingpracticesistomeasureastudent’sabilitytoshowtheyareproficientinthecoursestandards.Eventuallywewouldlikeourstudentstobemotivatedtodogreatworkandtorealizepracticeisnecessarytoaccomplishthis.
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ScalesTab Teacherscanviewtheparametersofthescalesprovided.Scalescannotbeedited.Thescalesforboththe4pt.and6pt.RubricscalesweredevelopedbyagroupofPPSteachersusingcurrentresearchandtheirpersonalclassroomexperience.Applicationofa“RubricFinal”scalerendersalettergradethatmorecloselyapproximatesproficiencybasedgradingpracticesandcanbeusedwheretheA‐Fscaleisrequired.Note:Numericisthevaluegivenwhenalettergradeisentered.LoweristhelowestvaluefMiddleSchoolTeachers:Ifyourbui ingaseci etoissueproficiencymarksonreportcardsyoucanusetheRubric4pt.Final(Prof)scale.Pleasetalktoyourbuildingadministratortoconfirmif,orwhen,yourschoolismakingthisscaleavailable.
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TermsTabTeachersmustchoosethescaleandmethodusedtocalculategradesforeachclass.Todothis,fortheInterval(1stSemester)andPeriod(FallSemester),chooseeitherthe4pt.Finalorthe6pt.FinalRubricscale.Thesamescaleshouldeappliedtoallperiodsandintervals.Note:Tocalculateappropriately“RubricScales”shouldalwaysbesetwiththe“AverageScore”method.Clickonthe“Terms“tabintheOptionsmenu.1.Clickon<edit>nexttoeachIntervalandPeriod.Ifyouarenotgoingtousethedefaultgradescale,changeeachcomponent(quarterorsemester)ina
Interval Period
Interval Period
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EdBox Gradebook User Guide
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CreatingStandardsBasedAssignmentsAssignmentsTab1. MakesuretochoosetheGradingScalethatmatchesthe“Final”rubricscaleyouselectedforyourclassinthe<Terms>tab.Choosingthe“Assignment”rubricwillenableyou,andstudents,toseewheretheystandbasedontherubricdescriptors.2. Weightscanbeusedtoshowthatanassignment/assessmentismoreinvolvedand/orgivesstudentstheopportunitytoshowtheirproficiencyinamorerobustfashion.
StandardsTab PPSStandardsand/orlearningtargetsareavailableformanycoursesandcanbeattachedtoassignments.Thiswillenableyoutotrackstudent’sprogressontheco
.Target(s).2. Click“Add”andassignMaxpointsforeachStandard.Note:TheMaxpointsforeachstandard/learningtargetshouldmatchtherubricscalefortheclassandtheassignmentscalesyouhavealreadyapplied.Intheexampleabove,a4pointscaleisbeingused.All“Standards”reports,includingthoseintheStudentExplorerandtheEdBoxViewer,willusetherubricscaleyouhavechosenforcalculation.
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Eachassignmentthathasstandardsattachedwillhaveasmallplussignintheupperrightcornerofthetitlebox.a. Clickontheplussigntoexpandthecolumnstoviewthestandards.b. Clicktheminussigntocollapsethecolumnstohidethestandards.
Note:Whenusingtherubricscale,theoverallassignmentscoreistheaverageofthescoresoneachStandardattachedtothatassignment.(WeareworkingtowardshavingothercalculationsavailableincludingModeandthe“PowerLaw”whichtakesintoconsiderationmostrecenteffort.)TrackingStandardsYoucanviewandtrackstudentachievementonstandardswhenstandardsareattachedtoassignmentsandassessmentsinyourGradebook.1. SwitchyourGradebookGridviewbyclickingonthe<GridView>dropdownarrowment.
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Select“Stan ar s–earn ngargetstosp aystudentachievementoncoursestandardsbasedonyourapplicationofstandardstoassignments.
Onceyouhaveenteredscoresforobjectivesyoucanseebothanaveragescoreonthestandardsandalsoabargraphthatshowsprogress.
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Hoveryourmouseoverthe“A”(AveragingCalculation)or“L”(LearningTrend)intheupperrightcornerofthecelltoseethegraph.Thisgraphcanprovideinformationforapplyingprofessionaljudgmentwhengrading.Note:Oncetherehavebeen4attemptsonastandard,aLearningTrendgraphisavailabletoview.Ifthereare3orlessattemptsonastandard,onlyanAveragewillbeavailable.
StandardsReportsStandardsReportsaretiedtoassessmentsofthestandardslinkedwithinassignments.Thesestandardsarescoredseparatelywithinanassignmentandpulledtoshowonthesereports.Thesearevaluablereportsforimplementingproficiencybasedgrading.Withthesereports,ateachercanreviewindividualstudentprogress,groupprogresssuchasaclass,andbuildingcoverageofstandards.In the Student Explorer a report can be run that includes scores onall standardsin 1. all classes. This report includes each attempt at a standard (by assignment) and the average, or overall score. Only the standards that have been scored will appear in this report. This is the same report that is available to parents in the EdBox Viewer Just click on the “Student Standards Report” and the report will appear.
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TheStudentStandardsReport–GBreportprovidesasummaryforeachstudentinaclassontheirproficiencylevelsoncoursestandardsandtheassignmentsthathavestandardsattachedtothem.Teacherscanrunthisreport,anditisavailableonthestudentexplorerandtheparent/studentviewoftheEdBoxViewer.TheObjectivesGrid–Quarterreportprovidesagradebooklikeviewofallthestudentsinaclassandtheirproficiencyinthecoursestandards.Thisisagreatvisualthatcandiagnosewhichstandardsneedmoreworkandwhichstudentsneedmoreemphasisonwhichstandards.
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