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The following excerpt is from a web article I found that explains in detail how teachers and students can negotiate grades in a system that is fair for both.
Creating Rubrics Through Negotiable Contracting and Assessment
By Andi Stix, Ed.D., US Department of Education
"What would happen if students were invited to help decide how their work should be evaluated? Would they exploit the opportunity, designing standards so ridiculously low as to guarantee a glut of effortless good grades?
"Surprisingly, the answer is no. Experience at Robert Wagner Middle School in Manhattan shows that students who are given a role in the assessment process can and do rise to the occasion. Given the appropriate direction by their teachers, youngsters are able to accurately evaluate their strengths and weaknesses and pinpoint where to focus their efforts to get the most out of what they’re learning. As a result, students view assessment not as an arbitrary form of reward or humiliation (a common perception of middle school students), but as a positive tool for personal growth...."
Full details are posted on http://www.interactiveclassroom.com/articles_006.htm
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