FIAE: Chapter 14

Report cards are similar to how a teacher should format their grade book. A teachers grade book needs to provide some sort of representation of a students overall achievements on a given assignment. I liked the idea of providing a key or legend on the report card to provide information on a certain comment or grade so that there are not misunderstandings. Standards and benchmarks should be the main focus on a report card so that it will show where a student is doing well and what they should be focusing on a little more. I noticed that the report cards used as examples used a 4 point scale to provide the grade which now that I see the four point scale in effect it really seems like it could be a better grading method. The four point scale does lead away from worrying about exact grades and letters. Also I think that it is important that as a teacher I provide feedback on the report card as well even if it does take more time on my part, written feedback can usually be the best especially when side by side with a grade.