Shane Stofkos Art Class (Sample grade sheet)

Sample #1
Graded Work Weekly Points
In Class
sketches
Homework

Project

Vocabulary
Quiz

Sample 2
Graded Work
In Class
sketches
Homework

Project

Vocabulary
Quiz
Attendance
Behavior
Art show
Bringing in
book from
class
Clean desk

Putting
Materials
away properly

15 points/week
15x9(weeks)
3 assignments/week
5 points each
assignment
3x5x9(weeks)
4 Assignments/semester
100 points each
assignment
4x100
15 points
2 per grading period

Weekly Points
15 points/week
15x9 (weeks)
3 assignments/week
5 points each
assignment
3x5x9(weeks)
4 Assignments/semester
100 points each
assignment
4x100
15 points
2 per grading period
100
100
25
10 (points per book)
2 (books per semester)
5 points/per class
25 points/per week
5x5(days per week)
x9(weeks)
5 points/per class
25 points/per week
5x5(days per week)

Total
Points
135

Steves Scores

135

105

400

350

30

20

700

595

Total
Points
135

Steves Scores

135

105

400

350

30

20

100
100
25
20

90
80
25
20

225

200

225

200

120

120

x9(weeks)
1,370

1210

While creating this chart I decided to use the same points for each
chart but just add points onto the more extensive chart. I have added an
extra 670 points in the more extensive chart, which is more than half of the
points that the original smaller even uses. Even with adding nearly 700
points I have only added six categories. Important things to me would have
been a clean desk, putting away your materials properly, attendance, and
behavior.
I have found a few strange things while completing this assignment.
One, that the total percent between the two tables has a 3% difference. For
table 1 with only having four total pieces for grading criteria Steven would
receive an 85%. If you look at table 2 if you do the math, the same student
using the same point criteria, would receive an 88%. If he had earned
another 25 points he would have received an A- in the class or a 90%. Using
the first table Steve would have had to earn an extra 35 points in order to
receive a 90%. Not only does Steve have to earn an extra 10 points, he has a
much harder chance to earn these points. With table two on the other hand if
he put his materials away nicely or kept his desk cleaner he could have
earned those points. Out of all of this though I think the reason I put an
emphasis on having a clean desk, putting away your materials properly,
attendance, and behavior is that these aspects would teach the students
skills outside of just art. Especially with elementary students you want them
to learn skills they can apply to their everyday life. Having a clean desk will
make them less stressed because they will be able to find what they are
looking for faster. Putting things back where they belong will allow them to
know where to look for what they want. Attendance will teach them to be on
time for things in their life and behavior just allows them to learn respect for
their surroundings.