RUBRIC FOR C-TEST RESTORATIONS

 

Since both accuracy and speed of restoration are issues of concern, the following is a rubric you might consider for your class. However, any rubric deemed fair by the entire class is a good one.

 

1. Regardless of the chosen Grade Level (grade2, grade3, grade4, etc.)

 

The 1^st group to finish a set of randomly-selected five restorations gets 20 points.

The 2^nd group to finish (another set of randomly-selected five paragraphs) gets 18 points.

The 3^rd group gets 16 points, the 4^th group gets 14, the 5^th group gets 12, the 6^th gets 10, the 7^th gets 8, the 8^th gets 6, the 9^th gets 4, and the last to finish a set of restorations, regardless of the difficulty level, gets 2 points.

 

2. Regardless of the chosen Grade Level (grade2test, grade3test, grade4test, etc.)

 

For each additional try (during restoration), you lose 1 point; meaning, if it took you two tries (five extra tries) to restore each of the five paragraphs, you’ll lose five points. Group strategy will decide when it is prudent to give up accuracy in order to gain speed.

 

3. An additional consideration:

 

C-tests created at the 50%+ setting, are much easier to restore; however, they count down from 10 to 1 (rather than from 20 down to 2).

         

NOTE:

 

1.     Learners may use any type of dictionaries or electronic devices. The object is not to test how little someone knows, but to determine how fast a group can accurately restore mutilated authentic texts.

2.     Your group may select its own strategy for earning BEST SCORE THIS WEEK.

3.     All scores will be posted for each grade level. When there is only one grade level in a class, only one sheet is posted. However, a BEST SCORES THIS SEMESTER and a BEST SCORES THIS YEAR are to be posted as well for each of the chosen grade levels. “SCORES TO BEAT” are to be added once there is more than one E:P:N classroom operational.

 

Please e-mail me with comments or further suggestions on the successful use of posting high scores publicly. As research has shown, competitive environments are counter-productive for some, but the very essence of motivation to the rest. E:P:N classrooms are set up to provide a competitive environment only for those who need it to succeed at their fullest potential.