I made my course too complicated in an attempt to force learning. It overwhelmed students and it overworked me. I have belatedly come to the conclusion that I cannot care more about students' educations than they do and am simplifying, cutting, streamlining--including my specifications grading scheme and rubrics. I love what you're doing here and am saving your article for a closer read this afternoon. Thank you for taking the time!
Thank you so much for sharing this! I have been developing and implementing a specs grading setup for Calculus II over the past few semesters, and like a lot about it, but I too have struggled with a large number of learning targets. Would you be willing to share your reduced list? I'm very curious!
Sure! Here's the "grade record" sheet that I will be handing out to students (to help them track their progress). It includes my final 15 learning targets and a summary of all grade requirements. No guarantees that I will still be happy with this in 16 weeks. :)
I made my course too complicated in an attempt to force learning. It overwhelmed students and it overworked me. I have belatedly come to the conclusion that I cannot care more about students' educations than they do and am simplifying, cutting, streamlining--including my specifications grading scheme and rubrics. I love what you're doing here and am saving your article for a closer read this afternoon. Thank you for taking the time!
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo da Vinci
Thank you so much for sharing this! I have been developing and implementing a specs grading setup for Calculus II over the past few semesters, and like a lot about it, but I too have struggled with a large number of learning targets. Would you be willing to share your reduced list? I'm very curious!
Sure! Here's the "grade record" sheet that I will be handing out to students (to help them track their progress). It includes my final 15 learning targets and a summary of all grade requirements. No guarantees that I will still be happy with this in 16 weeks. :)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A-yGXM-mQptptPmaJHYToCiyaoWkENwNewLevTAoqSs/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you!
This post is refreshing. Simplifying the SBG is the key, otherwise, students get overwhelmed, and other instructors do not want to implement SBG. See what we did and it worked. https://blog.autarkaw.com/2024/05/06/multiple-chance-testing-as-a-gateway-to-standards-based-grading/
I will be glad to send the journal paper to anyone who wishes to get more information.