Setting and Using Criteria

by Gregory, Kathleen; Cameron, Caren; Davies, Anne

• ISBN13: 9780968216019
• ISBN10: 0968216013
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Connections Pub

Table of Contents

Setting Criteria	7	(20)
What are criteria and why do we set them?	7	(1)
A four-step process for setting criteria with students	7	(7)
Brainstorm	8	(3)
Sort and categorize	11	(2)
Make and post a T-chart	13	(1)
Add, revise, refine	14	(1)
Scenarios for setting criteria with students	14	(13)
Using personal experience	14	(4)
Using familiar classroom experiences	18	(2)
Using specific examples	20	(2)
Starting with outcomes	22	(2)
Beginning with students' ideas	24	(3)
Assessing Student Work in Relation to Criteria	27	(24)
What is assessment?	27	(1)
Shifting to criteria-based assessment	28	(2)
Ten ways to assess without putting a mark on paper	30	(21)
Met, Not Yet Met	33	(1)
Met, Not Yet Met, I Noticed	34	(2)
Sample Match	36	(3)
Performance Grid	39	(1)
More of, Less of	40	(1)
N.B. (Pay Attention)	41	(2)
Specific Remarks	43	(1)
Using Acronyms	44	(3)
The Next Step	47	(1)
Key Questions	48	(3)
Questions and Responses	51	(10)
What happens to letter grades when we use these approaches?	51	(3)
How did our mark books change when we used criteria?	54	(2)
Can students use these approaches for self-assessment?	56	(1)
What about the students who cannot meet all the criteria?	57	(1)
How can I convince my students that they can live without numbers?	57	(4)
Appendix: Blackline Masters	61	(10)
Bibliography	71