Feedback On My Feedback System


In response to the Dark Lord Pershauron, I’ve decided to see what feedback you all have for my current SBG setup (v 5.0).
The course is Pre-Calculus honors. There are about 40ish standards for the year. About once a week students take a test on several standards (2-4). The first time they see the standard there is no grade; this is an opportunity for the students to see where they are. I started off giving them feedback but moved to self-feedback only: when finished, they go to a feedback station (@fnoschese style), grab a colored pen, look at the key and give themselves feedback. Sometimes they work in their groups to get the feedback and I put the key up on edmodo (all the keys end up on edmodo). They keep these feedback quizzes and put them in their folder.

The second time they see a standard it is for a grade, normally a week or two after we’ve taught the topic in class (grade out of 5: 5, 4.5, 4, 3, or 2). The grade goes in the books as is. They get three reassessment opportunities per term (out of 10-15 total standards per term). They see their graded quiz, but they don’t get to keep the graded assessment.
Things I need to get better at for next year:
Providing feedback myself to the student instead of just leaving it up to them. I like they they take responsibility in knowing what they know and don’t know, but I don’t think they are always able to give themselves the directed feedback that a teacher could give. I get a general idea of where the class is by informally going around and looking at order prednisone Canada quizzes post feedback, but I don’t have the whole picture. This informal feedback has changed the class, sometimes its obvious that they’ve understood a topic and we can move on, other times it’s clear that we need to take a different look at this material before moving on.

Thoughts? Comments? Let me have it. I see this as shot peening for my grading system. Thanks in advance!

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