FS 5

Field Study
Learning Assessment Strategies

Episode 6
SCORING, GRADING AND COMMUNICATING RESULTS
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My Target
In this episode, I will have “hands-on” experience in scoring test items and
computing grade and I will observe classroom proceedings during the card-
getting day.

My Performance (How I will be rated?)

Field Study 5, Episode 6- Scoring, Grading and Communicating Results tests
items, computing grades and communicating results to parents

Tasks Exemplary Superior Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

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Observation/ All tasks were All or nearly Nearly all tasks Fewer tasks
Documentation done in All tasks were done were done with were done;
outstanding with high quality acceptable ore most
quality, work quality objectives
exceeds met with poor
expectations quality

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My Analysis Analysis Analysis questions Analysis Analysis
questions were were answered questions were questions
answered completely answered not were not
completely in completely answered
depth answers; Clear connections
thoroughly with theories Vaguely related Grammar and
grounded on to the theories spelling
theories Grammar and unsatisfactory
spelling are superior Grammar and
Exemplary spelling
grammar and acceptable
spelling
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My Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection
statements are statements are statements are statements
profound and clear, but not clear, but not are unclear
clear, supported clearly supported by supported by and shallow
experiences from experiences from experiences and are not
the episode the episode from the episode supported by
experiences
from the
episode
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My Portfolio Portfolio is Portfolio is Portfolio is Portfolio has
complete, clear, complete, clear, incomplete, many lacking
well-organized well-organized and supporting components
and all supporting most supporting documentation is is
documentation documentation are organized but is unorganized
are located in available and or in lacking and unclear
sections clearly logical and clearly
designated marked locations
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Submission Before deadline On the deadline A day after the Two days
deadline after the
deadline
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Sub Totals

Rating:
Over-all Score (Based on
transmutation)

Signature of FS teacher Date

above printed name

Transmutation of score to grade/rating

Score Grade Score Grade

20 - 1.0 - 99 12-13 - 2.50 - 81
18-19 - 1.25 - 96 11 - 2.75 - 78
17 - 1.5 - 93 10 - 3.00 - 75
16 - 1.75 - 90 8-9 - 3.5 - 72 and
15 - 2.00 - 87 7-below - 5.0 - below
14 - 2.25 - 84
My Map

1. Review “Grading and Reporting” in Assessment of Learning 2, 2007 by Santos, R., pp.90-100

2. Offer my help to my Resource Teacher in the checking of test papers especially in the scoring of
answers to essay tests. (Visit a school during exam week to make arrangements.)

3. Check test papers and score essay tests.

4. Attend a Homeroom Meeting in a school during Card-Getting Day and observe how my
Resource Teacher communicates assessment results and grades.

5. Analyze my experience.

6. Write my reflections.

My Tools

Activity 1
I will score tests given by my Resource Teacher.

Activity Sheet

Please feel free to add items to Column 1 of the Table, should you find it
necessary.

Type of Test Scored Any difficulty/ies met?

1. Multiple choice
2. Completion Tests

3. Essay

Activity 2
I will compute the grades of students with the guidance of my Resource
Teacher.
Put sample computation here!
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Activity 3

I will attend a Homeroom Meeting on Card-getting Day. Outline the parts of the
meeting. Describe how the Resource Teacher communicated learner’s assessment
results and grades to parents.

I. Parts of the Homeroom Meeting

II. How the Resource Teacher communicated learner’s assessment results and
grades to parents.

My Analysis
Scoring and Grading

1. Which tests are easier to score? More difficult to score? Why?

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2. Based on your actual computation of grades, from what were the grades of the
learners derived?

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3.Which type of grading system does the school have? (letter-grade system, as a
range 4.0-1.0 in percentages, as descriptions- excellent for needs improvement,
pass- fail, checklists of objectives, etc.)
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Reporting
1. In the Homeroom meeting, did the teacher’s reporting and communicating of
grades take place smoothly? Or were there instances when discussions became
heated because of the way the reporting was handled? Describe your
observations.

My Reflections

1. Grades are often a source of misunderstanding. How should I do scoring

(especially essay), grading and reporting so that scores and grades are given
fairly to promote learning?
My Portfolio

Research on Best Practices of schools on effective scoring, grading and

reporting.

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