Planning Your Grade
Even though this course follows the Learning vs. Instructional Paradigm, students still expect and deserve a grade! But because there are so many small-scale assignments in this course, students are often unclear about how the points for all the assignments will add up.
Below are my recommendations for the scores you must obtain to earn a C ("Developing"), a B ("Developed") and an A ("Proficient") in the class. Students with tight schedules who cannot complete all the course requirements should use these recommendations to focus their preparation time for the course.
IMPORTANT: The adjectices I attach to each grade sum up your current ability level with regard to the primary skill of analyzing historical records of past practices, with an eye to recommending adaptations that could be made to similar contemporary practices.
Recommended Minimum Work for a "C" Grade ("Developing") ( > 700 points):
- PASSING GRADE on FOUR (4) out of the six (6) TRAs [or high scores on three (3)]
[ 4 x 14/20 points for COMBINED individual + team = 56 points out of a possible 100]
- attendance at, bringing homework to & active participation (as measured by Peer
Evaluation) in
FIFTEEN (15) out of the eighteen (18) Application Exercises (270 points total), - PASSING GRADE on FOUR (4) out of the six (6) End-of-Unit Challenges [or high scores on three (3)]
[ 4 x 30/40 points (COMBINED individual + team activity) = 120 points out of a possible 200] - completed worksheet, peer review & JUST PASSING GRADE on the TWO BEST
of the three (3) Practice Instructions Project (75 + 75 points, 150 points out of a possible 250)
- PASSING GRADE on INDIVIDUAL End-of-Term Challenge (COMBINED individual + team activity = 105/150
points)
[Final TRA questions drawn from earlier TRAs & End-of-Unit Challenges]
- "B" OR BETTER grade on FOUR (4) out of the six (6) TRAs [or perfect scores on four (4)]
[ 4 x 16/20 points for each individual & team = 64 points out of a possible 100]
- attendance at, bringing homework to & active participation (as measured by Peer
Evaluation) in
SIXTEEN (16) out of the eighteen (18) Application Exercises (280 points total), - "B" OR BETTER grade on FIVE (5) out of the six (6) End-of-Unit Challenges [or perfect scores on four (4)]
[ 4 x 34/40 points (COMBINED individual + team activity) = 136 points out of a possible 200] - completed worksheet, peer review & HIGH "C" & LOW "B" grade on the TWO BEST
of the three (3) Practice Instructions Project (95 + 105 points, 200 points out of a possible 250)
- "B" OR BETTER grade on INDIVIDUAL End-of-Term Challenge (COMBINED individual + team = 120/150
points)
[Final TRA questions drawn from earlier TRAs & End-of-Unit Challenges]
Recommended Minimum Work for "A" Grade ("Proficient") (> 900 points):
- "B" OR BETTER grade on FIVE (5) BEST out of the six (6) TRAs [or perfect scores on four (4)]
[ 5 x 16/20 points for each individual & team = 80 points out of a possible 100]
- attendance at, bringing homework to & active participation (as measured by Peer
Evaluation) in
ALL out of the eighteen (18) Application Exercises (300 points total), - "B" OR BETTER grade on FIVE (5) out of the six (6) End-of-Unit Challenges
[ 5 x 34/40 points (COMBINED individual + team activity) = 170 points out of a possible 200] - completed worksheet, peer review &"HIGH "B" & HIGH "A" on the TWO BEST
of the three (3) Practice Instructions Project (110 + 120 points, 230 points out of a possible 250)
- "B" OR BETTER grade on INDIVIDUAL End-of-Term Challenge (COMBINED individual + team = 120/150
points)
[Final TRA questions drawn from earlier TRAs & End-of-Unit Challenges]
[OVERALL SCALE: 940-1000 points=A, 900-939=A-, 870-899=B+, 840--879=B, 800-839=B-, etc.]
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