Grading Policy

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Mrs. Miller's

6th Grade Science

Grading Policy

The grading policy has been set up to allow ALL active learners the opportunity for success.

  • Summative, standards-based, assessments cover content learned through reading, writing, projects and inquiry over an unit. Students demonstrate mastery of content by making inferences, drawing conclusions and applying higher-level knowledge. They are announced in class about a week in advance. When absent on the day of an assessment, students must be ready to take it when he/she returns to school. We will have 1 or 2 summative assessments per marking period. Grades are posted online after tests are returned in class.

    • Tests
      • Students should prepare by reviewing notes for 10 minutes each night and asking questions in class.
      • Study guides may be provided, however, the best preparation is attention to homework, class participation and nightly review of notes.
    • Explanations (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) as an in-class writing assignment.
      • Based on inquiries conducted in class
      • Some parts will be completed in class, other parts as independent homework
      • Due 2 to 5 days after inquiry or project is begun
      • Graded on a rubric but points will vary based on assignment.
      • Assignments are returned to students as promptly as possible.
      • Students may have the opportunity to revise and resubmit. This depends on whether the original assignment was completed on time and other factors.
  • Formative assessment provide feedback about student’s level of understanding and the expectations of the class. These are returned quickly and may be revised and resubmitted to earn more credit.

    • May be announced content quizzes, online formative assessments, or unannounced notebook checks.

    • More specific content, including content from class discussion, but less overall material than a test.

    • May be more than one per week.

    • A quiz may be worth 5-50 points

    • Notebook checks determine whether students can use the notebook as a resource to retrieve information and are graded for neatness and organization as well as content.

  • Classwork (including multi-day projects) is an indication of whether a student is putting in effort to understand the science concepts presented in class.

    • Reading, vocabulary and online assignments may be graded on following directions, completion, accuracy and quality.

    • Students often have more than one day to complete assignments.  Students who are absent are expected to complete the assignment in order to understand the content. 

    • Work that is not done in time for class may be completed at home for partial credit.  

    • Projects offer students an opportunity to create a product that shows evidence of learning.  

    • Students are given adequate time in class and WIN time is available to complete work that isn’t done in class.

  • Participation in class activities, including group work, is graded by observation in class using a standardized rubric.