tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post7448656864273384381..comments2023-10-19T11:47:52.056-04:00Comments on Foussinating: You know it's (almost) summer when. . .KFousshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493982153040173831noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post-37595557739384646242012-06-06T21:57:34.878-04:002012-06-06T21:57:34.878-04:00So I have thought about this topic a lot. I'm ...So I have thought about this topic a lot. I'm not sure if my system will work for you because I have way fewer students so can afford to spend more time per assignment, but the way I work it is that I assign less than 10 problems per night and look at each one (for real at the start of the year, taper this back as the kids get with the program). If there are more than 2 errors, points are docked a lot since that means they didn't check their answers. The score is based on accuracy or thoughtfulness (depending on if it's procedural or analytic). They can correct assignments as many times as they want until the end of the chapter, which I think really cuts down on copying, as well as the fact that homework is only worth 20%. They have time in class to go over questions with group members or ask me stuff. Grading it does take a lot of time, but it gives them really good feedback and correcting assignments helps them pinpoint exactly where they're struggling. It's pretty brutal in September, but pays off big time by December as the quality of the work improves and they learn to ask better questions and get help before stuff is due so they don't have to correct it. For accelerated classes, I just spot check a few problems per assignment since they're generally pretty good about checking and fixing stuff before they turn it in. But in either case, I find that a quick turnaround for giving feedback is key... if I don't check assignments for a week, they don't respond to the feedback as well as when they get work back the next day.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13960574914938362477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post-79521093275027119902012-05-29T21:44:55.178-04:002012-05-29T21:44:55.178-04:00Homework wise, I thought about using quizstar or q...Homework wise, I thought about using quizstar or quia online or using my clickers to get a daily grade. My team members want to keep the HW grade 10% so I will have to do something.T. Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04703852256421632296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post-75272844342365934612012-05-23T16:27:30.683-04:002012-05-23T16:27:30.683-04:00I had a teacher in High School that used random nu...I had a teacher in High School that used random number generator to pick the row, then chair of a student to present each problem. If you didn't have it, you got no points. <br><br>Regarding #3, I did like Fawn and used a stamp, but I didn't grade it, just went over it. For 8th grade, I want completion more than correctness (...boy, this slope sure is slippery).<br><br>For high school, I tried this with moderate success:<br>--HW isn't graded. Still assigned, but I don't check it.<br>--Once a week, you have a HW Quiz, where I pull problems straight off the assignments. <br>--You may use your HW as a study guide on said quiz.<br><br>This did not eliminate copying (though I had other ways to catch that), but it was a good start. Students realized quickly that their Quiz/Test band would go up if they just did their HW.<br><br>Much like teaching ingeneral, it's not a perfect system and is prone to frustration, then improvement.mrvaudreyhttp://mrvaudrey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post-16363200817999592402012-05-23T07:05:50.016-04:002012-05-23T07:05:50.016-04:00I don't collect homework but do spot check to ...I don't collect homework but do spot check to see who's done it. Still doesn't go into their grade though. If the student is doing poorly, most parents don't seem to care whether or not I actually include the homework in their grade - just that their kid is making some effort. <br>I do give homework quizzes on current material. They can use their homework and notes on those quizzes. I hope this encourages taking notes, correcting work etc. I don't give the same problems so they have to know how to work them and not just to copy from an assignment that they may have already copied. I still get frustrated at the number of kids that don't do homework. I do find that this doesn't penalize those few that can grasp the content without a lot of practice and it usually catches the ones that aren't putting in much effort while still concentrating on content. I want to know what they can DO not what they can copy. I am really trying to not just teach the math but also trying to make them understand that sometimes you have to do something to learn even if you aren't getting credit for it. <br>Not a perfect system but I think the kids that would do the homework if I were grading it are still doing it and visa versa.Lois Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666673981408141730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post-3066222380084223412012-05-23T01:00:41.874-04:002012-05-23T01:00:41.874-04:00I'm in the same boat. Still thinking about it....I'm in the same boat. Still thinking about it. What started out great this year (stamping HW, exchanging papers to correct, entering grades) lasted for about 2months before it became too much to keep up with. Definitely will keep thinking hard about this one. <br><br>Sorry I offered nothing, as usual. Will leave quietly out the back door.Fawn Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03605571262680195155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post-16516097027326103252012-05-22T23:29:49.591-04:002012-05-22T23:29:49.591-04:00I love Sam Shah's Binder Check system. I'm...I love Sam Shah's Binder Check system. I'm going back to it in the fall. The unpredictability of the problem selection for checking is the best insurance against laxity.<br><br>- Elizabeth (aka @cheesemonkeysf on Twitter)cheesemonkeysfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09311170815422010013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post-74977051151327914142012-05-22T22:55:32.289-04:002012-05-22T22:55:32.289-04:00Hey! (love your blog, by the way) So I teach at a ...Hey! (love your blog, by the way) So I teach at a private school and I think I'm going to switch to the Pearson MathXL online textbooks next year for this reason. I think with this technology, kids will get instant feedback, won't be able to cheat as easily, and I don't have to walk around and check all their work! I think it's going to be good! Could you use something like this at your school? Good luck with your last weeks!ssimontacchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177035287473709817noreply@blogger.com