Hi everyone,
I'm a little bit confused about BC's curriculum and grading system, especially the K-9 proficiency scale. I'd really appreciate it if I could find answers to some of my main questions...
My biggest concern is the competency grading. If you have competencies to base yourself on when you're grading students, how does it work with the proficiency scale? Would you create a grading rubric that uses number grades and just assign certain grades to a certain proficiency scale? Or would you just build the rubric around the "Emerging/Developping/Proficient/Extending" scale?
My other question is how you're supposed to weigh each competency. For example, if a subject has two competencies, how do you calculate the final grade? Are each competencies worth a certain amount? If so, how do you average it in a final grade if you only have a profiency scale grade and not a number?
For example, ELA. The two competencies are "Comprehend and Connect" and "Create and Communicate"... If a student is at an "emerging" in one and a "proficient" in the other... What do you give as a final grade? Developing?
Would you be able to assign a number scale to each category to guide how you average out each competency and then the final grade? If not, I really can't picture how it's doable and would love some guidance on how you do it.
I'm an ELA teacher who was trained with Quebec's curriculum and grading system and here is how it works for us. English has three competencies: Oral expression, Reading comprehension, and writing. Each competency is worth 33%. If a student receives a 87%, 63%, and 54% in each competency, their final grade for that specific report card is 68%. I can't really understand how the grades stay fair and valid if the curriculum and grading system is not attached to any number at all and is just based on vibes. If you could explain how it works by comparing it to what I'm used to, that'd be really helpful:')
I hope this makes sense, I'm just generally confused about it all. Thank you in advance!