Math Tutor – Carlsbad – Online Math Tutoring
by Stuart Raffeld
Many teachers aren’t actually grading homework anymore
Instead they are giving a grade for completion. Teachers are looking to see if a student attempted all of the problems, not if the student has mastered the material. There are many reasons teachers choose this method of grading. It does allow students more time to learn the material before their grade suffers and it also allows teachers to reward students who put in a lot of effort.
However, grading homework on completion can mislead students and parents. You might look at the student’s homework grades, see a line of “A’s” and think your student is really understanding the material. The reality is that a lot of the time they haven’t. Then a big test comes along and the student scores poorly or even fails! Since test grades count more heavily than homework, the student’s grade drops and you are left wondering what happened.
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