tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51958265250790371.post5797382035642782141..comments2024-03-11T11:08:39.357-05:00Comments on Teaching Statistics: Ramblings on Homework and Gradingdruinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363634340959613461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51958265250790371.post-36235313507183822722018-07-17T21:38:35.690-05:002018-07-17T21:38:35.690-05:00I do like to see who is putting in the effort and ...I do like to see who is putting in the effort and who isn't relative to homework. It is important for me to know that as a teacher when it comes time to writing letters of recommendation and talking to parents. It is also important for me to know which problems students struggled on and they need an answer key to get a full idea of where they are struggling. Students need to also become better at monitoring their own understanding and not only do work because it is counting for a grade. I plan on not grading homework this year. Checking in on students to see where they had problems will still happen, but not formal grading of homework.S. Leigh Natarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251403316819915055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51958265250790371.post-19573174140170930552018-07-17T20:08:07.089-05:002018-07-17T20:08:07.089-05:00I have all those same thoughts over the years. Ho...I have all those same thoughts over the years. Homework is a tough one. My upper level students used to be pretty good about doing homework whether or not I graded it but my struggling students seemed to never do it regardless of whether I graded it or didn't. I quite grading homework a few years ago. I have collected it once a week and just marked down whether students attempted it or not. I assured them that, if there grade wasn't where it should be, that their parents wouldn't care whether I graded homework only that they hadn't done the practice. It didn't work! I did require practice to reassess and did show them, frequently, the data connecting homework completion with successful assessments. That worked for some ... but homework/practice, no matter how limited, seems to be a struggle overall. I know... this comment hasn't been helpful but hopefully empathetic. Lois Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666673981408141730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51958265250790371.post-71991006768190639222018-07-12T13:56:53.408-05:002018-07-12T13:56:53.408-05:00You've really got my wheels turning on this ho...You've really got my wheels turning on this homework thing! I had backed off homework the last two years in part because of all the articles I had read about how it's inequitable and in part because of the increased use of photomath apps. It was an easy decision to make at the time because I saw my students every day for 90 minutes, so I felt they were receiving more than enough practice in class. But this year we're changing to every other day classes, which means I'm now going to be fighting against the "forgetting curve." I'm not currently reading "Grading Smarter Not Harder" but I think I might have to download the book and join in next week to get some ideas! You've got a great start here :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894434496435913469noreply@blogger.com