can students have access to the grade books??
can students have access to the grade books??
I feel that it is great for students to have "view only" acsess to their grades. This gives the the oportunity to know their standing in the class at all timess. This could give them incentive to do better or to keep up their averages. Also it can show them exactly how they are progressing.
Students need to have access to the gradebooks from the beginning of every course until several days from the course completion. It is imperative that students are kept appraised of their progress as they move through the course work. The gradebook gives a very concrete look at what the student has accomplished and where they may need assistance or are lacking. It is also a tool, when used properly to motivate students to perform at a higher level when they can see how their success impacts their overall grade. It is also an opportunity to note if there are challenges or issues with a student's potential success and allows for early intervention.
Susan,
I agree with this posting. In advance of providing students with access to online grade books, the faculty should agree on the type and amount of information that is entered into the grade books and that students will have access to.
Dr. Robert R. Roehrich
In the eCollege environment that we use for online, the students can look at their gradebooks; they then can click on that grade, to see the instructor's comments. This is helpful when wondering why a student made a 75/100. When a student clicks on that grade, a dialog box comes up, with comments from the instructor. It explains what assignments were missed, not getting into the discussion that week enough(our students are required to get in three days minimum, with five posts total), why a bad grade was made on a test, etc. As Campus Online Coordinator, I am able to go into a student's gradebook, and see those comments. Teachers always offer help for future assignments, so that the grade/grades will be better the next time. This is VERY helpful, for when a student accuses the instructor for not grading things; ninety-nine percent of the time, the student is found not to have done the work, not the instructor being behind.
Pamela,
Great! Giving student access is a sure way to get them to accept accountability for their performance. Keep it up.
Dr. Robert Roehrich
When you give students access to look at their gradebooks, you give them the possibility of assessing their performance taking into consideration the comments from the instructor for their performance as well as some tasks that might not have been completed.
Adalberto,
A way to reinforce this is to provide students with opportunities (office hours, email, etc.) to arrange consultation/advising sessions with faculty to insure they are being coached on ways to enhance or improve their performance.
Dr. Roehrich
