Converting Student Achievements to Letter Grades

When used to convert students’ performance assessments to letter grades, I translate the four levels indicated in the BC Performance Standards (BCPS) as having letter grade equivalents of:

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Exceeds Expectations (EX) =

Fully Meeting Expectations (FM) =

Minimally Meets Expectations (MM) =

Not Yet Within Expectations (NY) =

I prefer adding a fifth column to BCPS rubrics because the descriptors do not account for students that are neither Fully Meets nor Minimally Meets but somewhere in between.

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I am familiar with how the BCPS defines each level of achievement (EX, FM, MM and NY).

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The language of EX, FM, MM and NY is too ‘fluffy’ for students. Students take their learning more seriously when the achievement level indicators are letter grades or numbers.

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My students need to be evaluated using percents and letter grades because that is what they will encounter in high school.

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I’d like to move away from using numbers in my assessment practice, including tests, but I find it daunting.

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I wish I didn’t have to give letter grades.

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At my school, teachers often discuss and share innovative assessment ideas/strategies that they use in their classrooms.

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When I need to create a rubric, I use the BCPS as a guide and use the achievement scales (rubrics) provided as a place to start (whole or in part).

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Students take an assignment more seriously if the rubric used has letter grades or numbers to indicate levels of achievement instead of language such as FM or MM.

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