Grading

Humanities Grading
Grading at Crosswinds follows the requirements of the International Baccalaureate program. My ultimate goal is to communicate with students and parents what students KNOW and are ABLE TO DO relating to the IB Humanities Criteria and the Minnesota State Social Studies standards. There are several things that students and parents need to know in order to understand my grade reporting.


 * 1) Crosswinds uses the [|IB 1-7 Grading Scale] on report cards.
 * 2) Grades for summative assignments (major projects, tests, and exams) are also reported using this scale. Because these assignments are designed to measure what students know and are able to do, they carry more weight in our gradebooks. For the 2011-2012 school year, summative assignments, together, are worth 70% of the final grade for the quarter.
 * 3) Grades for formative assignments carry much less weight. These assignments measure progress toward understanding of the learning, and therefore are worth 30% of the final grade.

I used to use "Plus - Check - Minus" grading marks for most of my formative assignments; however a recent update to our Infinite Campus software requires that I use different grading marks. I have switched to using "E - S - N" marks. The following table outlines what the marks mean:
 * Formative Assignments**
 * ~ Old Grading Mark ||~ New Grading Mark ||~ What it means ||~ What does it mean in student terms? ||
 * = **+** ||= **E** ||= Indicates a student understands the concept ||= "**Got It**" ||
 * = **\** (check) ||= **S** ||= Indicates basic understanding with a few errors ||= "**Getting It**" Keep practicing ||
 * = **-** ||= **N** ||= represents major errors in understanding ||= "**Not Yet**" Ask for help. Try again by redoing or completing an alternate assignment ||