# Grading
# Grading Assessments (Lead Instructor Version)
### Grading Credit
- **Full Credit** - Answer is correct
- **¾ Credit** - Given for a student able to self-correct once an error was pointed out or there’s a correct answer, which wasn’t simplified or in the wrong place (eg. the student had the right answer in their work but posted an incorrect answer on the answer line)
- **½ Credit** - Given if you clarify directions, point out the correct operation (subtract and not add), or help point out an error (“check your subtraction again”)
- **¼ Credit** - Given for showing awareness of skill being assessed such as 4 by 2 division with the right steps but incorrect subtraction.
- **0 Credit** - Given if you give definitions or show the student how to solve a problem: “least common multiple is the smallest number that...”, “8% means 8 for each hundred...
- If a question is marked as **"H"**, this is the equivalent of **½ Credit**. An instructor has "helped" a student with the question.
- If a question is marked as **"T"**, this is the equivalent of 0 Credit**. An instructor has "taught" a student the question.
### Tips
- If a question is **marked as anything but full credit**, the entire PK for that question will be assigned. As a result, feel free to be generous with grading if a student doesn't seem to be performing very well on the assessment.
- **If a question asks to list fractions within a lower and upper bound,** do not give credit for equivalent fraction
- **Please initial and date each page** at the bottom right corner.
### Filing Assessments (Kenilworth)
#### Ungraded Bin
If you have any ungraded pages, please place them in the ungraded bin.
#### In-Progress Bin
If the assessment pages are graded and the student has previously completed assessment pages, please attach the new pages to the the previously completed pages in the in-progress bin.
##### Completed, Needs Further Action Bin (Lead Instructors)
If an assessment/progress check is completed and graded...
- ...and **it has not been entered into Radius yet**, please place the assessment at a 90 degree angle in the bin (facing towards your body).
- ...and **it has been entered into Radius**, please place the assessment normally into the bin. If there are any additional assessments (e.g. NF, CP, HSFS) that a student needs to complete) please make a note of it with a sticky note.
**How to know when an assessment is complete:**
**Blue Pages (Pre/Post Assessments):** An assessment is complete when the last page has a double bolded border at the bottom of the page.
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**Green Pages (Progress Checks):** A progress check is complete when the student turns in a page with fewer than six questions. (You will notice that all the progress check pages have a maximum of six questions. It is possible for the last page to have six questions, though it is fairly rare).
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##### Note: If you do not know which bin an assessment should belong in, please turn it in to the Ungraded Bin.
# Grading Samples
**Picture**
| **Description**
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[](https://schoolhouse4math.pikapod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/LdG1.jpg) | Here is a sample assessment. The instructor has circled the incorrect questions and checked the correct ones. The instructor has initialed and dated the bottom of the page. |
[](https://schoolhouse4math.pikapod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/NSJ4.jpg) | Here is a progress check. The instructor has checked the correct answers and given appropriate partial credit. The instructor has initialed and dated the bottom of the page. |
# Verbal Assessments
Verbal Checkups are designed to gauge a student's mental math skills with basic arithmetic. There are two verbal assessments:
##### Numerical Fluency: Addition and Subtraction
| ##### Numerical Fluency: Multiplication and Division
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This verbal checkup covers basic addition and subtraction facts like 3+5, 13-8, and 2+9. | This verbal checkup covers basic multiplication and division facts like 2 x 5, 12 x 3, and 12 / 3 |
#### When to Administer a Verbal Checkup
If you are an instructor with more than two students at your table, try to look for "floating instructors" or a Lead Instructor to administer the verbal checkup. The administering instructor **should not answer any other student questions** during the testing period.
#### How to Administer a Verbal Checkup
Note: Verbal Checkups should only be administered by trained instructors who have completed the Radius training.
1\. With every verbal checkup, there will be a set of "Student Pages" and a rubric. Place the "Student Pages" directly in front of the student
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2\. Start at the beginning of the section. Point to the question you would like the student to answer and read it out loud.
3\. Grading
- **Y -** The student correctly answered the question in the allotted time frame
- **N** - The student incorrectly answered the question
- **S** - The student answered the question correctly but took longer than five seconds to answer.
- **FC -** Check this box if the student utilized finger counting.
- **SC** - Check this box if the student utilized skip counting.
At the end of each section, there will be a place to mark a student's total mastery with a section.
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- **No Knowledge** - The student demonstrates **zero** conceptual understanding with the questions asked. In essence, they did not get a single question in that section correct
- **Awareness** - The student demonstrates awareness of the concepts present. **Less than half of the answers are correct**
- **Competency** - The student demonstrates competency with the concepts present. **More than half of the answers are correct, but one/some of the answers were marked as S, FC, SC, or N.**
- **Mastery** - The student demonstrates complete mastery with the concepts present. **All of the questions are correct (with no S, FC, or SC markings).**
4\. After completing the verbal checkup, please **initial and date the bottom of the first rubric sheet.**
#### Tips
- When the Numerical Fluency results are entered into Radius, the only scores that will be entered are the N/A/C/M scores. Therefore, if a student is demonstrating "No Knowledge" on the first half of a section, you may let the student skip the rest of the questions in the section
- The student may be insistent on taking more time to answer each question. Keep the student within a reasonable time frame, for the assessment shouldn't take any longer than five minutes.
- If you are struggling to categorize a N/A/C/M for a specific section, feel free to leave it blank. The person entering the results will extrapolate based on the Y/N results.
- Try to hide the grading rubric from the student. They may be a bit timid if they can actively see that you are grading them on their performance.
- Be mindful of a student's remaining session time. If they have fewer than ten minutes remaining, I would not recommend starting the verbal checkup.
# Grading Assessments (Instructor Version)
### Grading Credit
- **Full Credit** - Answer is correct
- **¾ Credit** - Given for a student able to self-correct once an error was pointed out or there’s a correct answer, which wasn’t simplified or in the wrong place (eg. the student had the right answer in their work but posted an incorrect answer on the answer line)
- **½ Credit** - Given if you clarify directions, point out the correct operation (subtract and not add), or help point out an error (“check your subtraction again”)
- **¼ Credit** - Given for showing awareness of skill being assessed such as 4 by 2 division with the right steps but incorrect subtraction.
- **0 Credit** - Given if you give definitions or show the student how to solve a problem: “least common multiple is the smallest number that...”, “8% means 8 for each hundred...
- If a question is marked as **"H"**, this is the equivalent of **½ Credit**. An instructor has "helped" a student with the question.
- If a question is marked as **"T"**, this is the equivalent of 0 Credit**. An instructor has "taught" a student the question.
### Tips
- If a question is **marked as anything but full credit**, the entire PK for that question will be assigned. As a result, feel free to be generous with grading if a student doesn't seem to be performing very well on the assessment.
- **If a question asks to list fractions within a lower and upper bound,** do not give credit for equivalent fractions
- **Please initial and date each page** at the bottom right corner.
- **Try not to grade** if you have more than two students at your table.
- **You are not required** to grade each green/blue page that your student completes. If you **do not know the answer to a problem, please leave it ungraded.** It is detrimental to our students if we misgrade their assessments.
- If you have downtime, please feel free to grade a few assessments in the "Ungraded Bin".
### Turning in Graded Assessments
Upon grading a blue/green page, ensure that...
- partial credit is given
- each page is dated and initialed
Afterward, please place the graded assessments in the **"Ungraded Bin"**. Don't worry about any of the other bins.