What do the objective scores mean?
Score 5: The student has an accomplished understanding of the topic. They understand the key points, know the complex ideas, can connect the ideas together, and apply the topic to situations.
Score 4: The student has a developed understanding of the topic. They understand the vocabulary and ideas. However, they do not fully understand the topic (e.g.: they may not be able to apply it to situations, a small percent of their facts may be wrong, they still have minor misconceptions, etc.)
Score 3: The student has a developing understanding of the topic. They understand most of the key points, basic vocabulary, and ideas. They recall the simplest facts and do not address the more complex.
Score 2: The student has a beginner's understanding of the topic. They may be able to address key points in the topic, but often have parts and pieces missing.
Score 1: The student has a very limited understanding of the topic. Their responses shows they have insufficient knowledge about the topic.
Score 0: The student has no understanding of the topic. The left no response or all of their responses were incorrect.
Score 4: The student has a developed understanding of the topic. They understand the vocabulary and ideas. However, they do not fully understand the topic (e.g.: they may not be able to apply it to situations, a small percent of their facts may be wrong, they still have minor misconceptions, etc.)
Score 3: The student has a developing understanding of the topic. They understand most of the key points, basic vocabulary, and ideas. They recall the simplest facts and do not address the more complex.
Score 2: The student has a beginner's understanding of the topic. They may be able to address key points in the topic, but often have parts and pieces missing.
Score 1: The student has a very limited understanding of the topic. Their responses shows they have insufficient knowledge about the topic.
Score 0: The student has no understanding of the topic. The left no response or all of their responses were incorrect.
Current Grade Calculator
To calculate your grade, count how many fives, fours, etc. you have. Enter that information into the form below. Click on "Calculate Grade" to see your current percentage grade in class. Please note: this does not serve as your official grade for the quarter. Your grade may change. The grade calculated below may not be the grade that appears on your report card. Remember: this is a tool to give you an idea of how you are doing!
How do I access my grades?
Login through our school's online parent portal.
A note about the "final grade."
On the parent portal a final (or current) grade will be listed. This is not the grade the students receive on their report card nor does it accurately reflect how well a student is doing in class. (One exception: if you have received a report card for the quarter, that is the your final product grade.)This grade is the average of a student's product and three process scores. The product score is the average of the students' objective scores. The grade book is not able to calculate these correctly. Therefore, the product grade average will be lower than what it actually is. The process scores reflect a student's preparedness, effort, and homework completion.
At this time, it is not possible to separate these grades from each other. If you have a question on how well you are doing in class during a quarter, please e-mail me. If your objective scores are mostly 5s and 4s, you're doing fine!
At this time, it is not possible to separate these grades from each other. If you have a question on how well you are doing in class during a quarter, please e-mail me. If your objective scores are mostly 5s and 4s, you're doing fine!
What can I do if my grade drops?
Science is an unusual subject to learn. Sometimes we build upon prior knowledge, other times it will be completely new to you! Sometimes the topics will really interest you, other times they will not. As a result, your grade will be like a rollercoaster. Sometimes it will be very high, other times it will not. Your current grade only reflects your understanding of our current unit. It does not predict how well you will do in future units and it may not agree with how you did in past unit.
What causes all these changes in your grade? YOU! If you find something hard, YOU need to make the effort to research it and learn more about it. If you can't remember the vocabulary, YOU need to make flash cards and review them. If you don't understand an idea, YOU need to read about it, review your notes, and look it up online.
A lot of the time, students will say, "but I did all that!" I will look at their notes and find it covered in drawings and wrong information. Again, it all comes down to you.
Don't wait until after the test to ask what you can do. If you say to me after a test "what can I do to raise my grade?" I will ask you, "what should you have done to have been ready?" Figure out which topics are hard and go after them. It's all up to you!
What causes all these changes in your grade? YOU! If you find something hard, YOU need to make the effort to research it and learn more about it. If you can't remember the vocabulary, YOU need to make flash cards and review them. If you don't understand an idea, YOU need to read about it, review your notes, and look it up online.
A lot of the time, students will say, "but I did all that!" I will look at their notes and find it covered in drawings and wrong information. Again, it all comes down to you.
Don't wait until after the test to ask what you can do. If you say to me after a test "what can I do to raise my grade?" I will ask you, "what should you have done to have been ready?" Figure out which topics are hard and go after them. It's all up to you!