July 20, 2001, Newsletter Issue #37: Making the Grade

Tip of the Week

How do you decide what grade to give an assignment? Depends on what it is.
A "rubric" is a scoring system that is used to judge a studentīs performance. Rubrics are used for in-depth projects, creative writing... anything where you can`t just mark the answers wrong and count them up.

Here is a sample rubric, so you can "get a feel" for what they are, and how to develop one.
http://www.Homeschool-tips.com/TipNL.asp?Tipid=27457

For worksheets, math tests, and papers with "black and white" answers, this is a great way to figure grades... and it`s easy, too!

Figuring Percentage and Letter Grades

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