Outline of Grading - What Is Evaluated

• Participation: Since this class requires active participation, part of your grade is based on your overall contribution to the class.
• Notebook: This is an organized collection of class notes, notes on assigned reading, and daily assignments.
• Quizzes: These are relatively short assessments to evaluate student progress. They are to be done in one class period. They may sometimes be done in groups.
• Collected and Assessed Problems (CAPs): Problems and short projects that may extend over more than one class period. Students are expected to work on CAPs outside of class.
• Major Evaluations: Each semester there will be 4-5 unit tests, often at least one significant project, and a final exam.
• Semester grades will be determined by the criteria listed below.

Criteria for Semester Grades

Types of Evaluations	Approximate % of grade	Frequency
Class Participation, Activities & Assignments	12% of overall grade	Daily
Notebook	12% of overall grade	Usually weekly
CAPs	12% of overall grade	Usually weekly
Project(s), Quizzes, Tests, and Final Exam	64% of overall grade	One every unit + semester exam

 

Grading for Quizzes, Collected and Assessed Problems (CAPs), Projects, Tests and Final Exam

Grade	Percent	General Grading Rubric
4	85-100	Exceeds Standard
3	75-84	Meets Standard
2	65-74	Almost Meets Standard
1	55-64	Attempt
0	0-54	No Attempt or Far Below Standard

Grading for Problems, Activities & Participation

Problems, activities, and participation will sometimes be graded as exceeds expectations (+), meets expectations(√), or does not meet expectations(0).