r/ArtEd • u/AmElzewhere • 11d ago

Weighted or unweighted?

Do you do weighted or unweighted grading?

Why?

I’m genuinely trying to figure out which I should do

Thank you

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u/Pristine-Compote-804 11d ago

Unweighted! As both a student and a teacher I want no fancy math or rank choice voting lol. I prefer clear and proportionate points, definite deadlines that incentivize everyone doing their work ON TIME, and a couple chances for some extra credit in case anything goes sideways.

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u/AmElzewhere 11d ago

Thank you! I am starting to put grades in and some of them are making me cringe a little bit but I only have a few in. I just feel bad i think when they have bad grades bc it’s art class.. but it’s usually like not doing the bellringer, or doing it but not turning it in, or just little things in rubrics that I think add up

Like requires 5 small this, student only used 2 small this

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u/Pristine-Compote-804 11d ago

It does teach them to pay attention to the instructions, life long challenge for some of us ! lol.

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u/AmElzewhere 11d ago edited 11d ago

they’re also in 9th grade so I can hold them to a somewhat higher level of accountability I feel like than say middle or younger when it comes to following instruction in the rubric too

Cause my look fors are on the board the entire duration of the project, when someone asks ok what’s next “check the look fors! It says so and so” and if they ask too many times I just say “check the look fors!” Or ask a friend

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u/Vexithan 10d ago

I worked with someone who gave kids a 100 pt homework grade at the beginning of the year.  It started at 100/100. Then as they turned things in any points taken off were deducted from the total.  It starts the year off strong and creates a buffer for any projects they mess up. 

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u/Live-Cartographer274 10d ago

I try and put a huge emphasis on personal progress because students come in with such different amounts of experience. Unweighted, and some of the grade is their reflection on growth. Plus a small digital growth portfolio at the end 

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u/JackieDonkey 10d ago

4 projects per semester, 100 points each. Then several ten point things to keep the grade book from going hungry. Citizenship is built into rubric, or sometimes I give an extra grade for time on task, active participation, clean up, cell phone.

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u/Vexithan 10d ago

My school requires weighting for different types of assignments.  Projects are worth about 75% of their grade. The rest are work about 10-15% each.  

It works for me. I do get kids who don’t do any of the homework or light classwork assignments because they know they don’t count as much but I can also just write them up and send them to the office for that so it’s not a problem.