{"id":554,"date":"2008-09-21T20:33:20","date_gmt":"2008-09-22T04:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/?p=554"},"modified":"2008-09-21T20:53:23","modified_gmt":"2008-09-22T04:53:23","slug":"from-rubric-to-percentage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/2008\/09\/from-rubric-to-percentage\/","title":{"rendered":"From Rubric To Percentage"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can I take the scores from my assessment on a six-point rubric and turn them into a percentage? 3, 3, 4, 4: that doesn’t convert very well to a score out of one hundred. I have this problem every year, with varying and inconsistent solutions. This time, I’ve set Excel in place to keep my evaluations constant.<\/p>\n

\"Writing<\/a>If you want to skip the discussion of how I got here, I understand. Here’s the spreadsheet<\/a> and the rubric<\/a>. Take a look at them both and get back to me with any questions or comments<\/a>. If you’re curious how I worked this out, read on, my friend.<\/p>\n

Weights<\/h4>\n

Some rows of the rubric are more important than others. Since I know what each row on the rubric should be worth in the final score, it’s about dividing the score I want each row to be worth into six. I cranked out some numbers and figured out the computations for my scale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thesis\/Organization
30 points<\/small><\/td>\n		Details\/Support
30 points<\/small><\/td>\n		Variety
20 points<\/small><\/td>\n		Conventions
10 points<\/small><\/td>\n		Style
10 points<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rubric score * 5<\/td>\nRubric score * 5<\/td>\nRubric score * 3.34<\/td>\nRubric score * 1.67<\/td>\n10-point scale provided<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Not Equal<\/h4>\n

A six-point rubric works like this (at least, it does to me): <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
In My Head:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/6<\/td>\n5\/6<\/td>\n4\/6<\/td>\n3\/6<\/td>\n2\/6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100%<\/td>\n85%<\/td>\n75%<\/td>\n65%<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Trouble:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/6<\/td>\n5\/6<\/td>\n4\/6<\/td>\n3\/6<\/td>\n2\/6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100%<\/td>\n83%<\/td>\n67%<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

As the rubric score drops, a certain number must be added to the sum in order to keep to the percentages. Four out of six equals 67%, not quite the grade of C I have in mind. Five out of six equals 83%, close to, but not quite, the grade of B I have in mind. I figured out how to manage that (in this case, N2 is the cell with the rubric score):<\/p>\n

=(N2*5)+(IF(N2>5, \"0\", IF(N2>4, \".5\", IF(N2>3, \"2.5\", IF(N2>2, \"4.5\", \"5\" )))))<\/code><\/p>\n

Solution<\/h4>\n

As I read, I focus on comments. After I read, I focus on the grade. Matching up the best description of the writing to the score on the rubric, I enter scores and let Excel do the math. I keep this all electronic, which means printing out somewhere near ten pages and making good friends with the paper cutter and stapler each essay. But all that is probably faster than the bog of adding numbers with a calculator and entering scores onto each paper. Anything that gets me moving to the next one faster, while still giving time to the current one, is a good thing.<\/p>\n

On the scoresheet I’ll print out<\/a> (see image above<\/a>)<\/small>, the Writing Percentage is the grade on the paper without the score for MLA format figured in. It’s my actual assessment of their writing skill, something into which the ability to format a paper doesn’t\/shouldn’t factor. But since MLA format is a requirement of the writing, the Final score is the percentage earned on the assignment. In a nod to Dan’s method of assessment<\/a>, I’ll be entering each score into the gradebook separately so that we can see development on each area of the rubric across the school year. This should give the students an idea where they need to spend time and me an idea what to review and re-teach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How can I take the scores from my assessment on a six-point rubric and turn them into a percentage? 3, 3, 4, 4: that doesn’t convert very well to a score out of one hundred. I have this problem every year, with varying and inconsistent solutions. This time, I’ve set Excel in place to keep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[19,99],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":595,"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554\/revisions\/595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.toddseal.com\/rodin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}