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(1/4) Dr. Bevin Maultsby shared this during a workshop (paraphrasing): Some benefits of #masterygrading #sbg:
1. Shift focus away from collecting partial credit to learning the material well
2. Give students more time to catch up
3. Alleviates test anxiety
1. Shift focus away from collecting partial credit to learning the material well
2. Give students more time to catch up
3. Alleviates test anxiety
(2/4) 4. Stds don't get back "low percentage scores"
5. Stds learn to fail and recover
6. No penalty for late mastery of material allows stds to pace themselves
7. If stds master everything, they can skip final
8. On test, stds can focus on their strengths. It's ok to skip Qs.
5. Stds learn to fail and recover
6. No penalty for late mastery of material allows stds to pace themselves
7. If stds master everything, they can skip final
8. On test, stds can focus on their strengths. It's ok to skip Qs.
(3/4) 9. Motivates stds to practice (and go back and learn) instead of moving on after a test.
"What really matters is how much a student has learned by the end of the semester." Dr. Maultsby
"What really matters is how much a student has learned by the end of the semester." Dr. Maultsby
I tried #masterygrading this semester and loved it. Thanks to the folks at https://www.masterygrading.com/ . @katemath @dccmath @SouthBaySharona @RobertTalbert (and many others who have helped me along the way).
