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Our grading system is a cooperative effort between you and CLASS. We are committed
to quality and integrity in grading, and we believe that you, the teacher, deserve
to have input into your student’s final grade. Therefore, we expect you
to grade your student’s daily homework assignments for courses that include
daily work keys, and to report his final daily work score to us.
Some courses require you to submit your graded daily work to CLASS for our review.
However, many of our courses allow you to decide how much daily work your student
must complete, and require that you submit only a completed R&I sheet with
the final daily work score recorded on it.
When your student’s coursework arrives at CLASS, it is sorted
according to type of document, not by student. All scannable documents
are taken as a whole directly to our Posting Department for scanning
and input into our computer system. The daily work and manually-graded
tests are sorted by course and then sent to our Grading Department
where they await hand-grading.
Once in the Grading Department, our grading staff will grade the
daily work or confirm the score in the case of parent-graded daily
work. Hand-graded tests, however, are first sorted by test number
before grading occurs. Once scores have been determined and/or confirmed,
both R&I sheets and tests are sent to our Posting Department
for input into our computer system.
Once coursework has been submitted to CLASS for grading, it becomes
the property of Christian Liberty. CLASS does not return graded work.
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We may deduct points from a student’s final score for
not following test instructions—even if the answers are
correct. For example, you must show your work on certain math
tests.
We will count incomplete sections of a test as incorrect.
We do not return graded tests. Once submitted to CLASS, all
coursework becomes the property of CLASS. Grades for tests
that have been submitted will appear on your quarterly report
cards. You should be submitting approximately one-fourth (¼)
of your student’s tests each quarter in order to monitor
his progress. Do not wait until all tests are completed before
submitting them.
We do not send test-failure notices. Failing test scores will
appear on the report card.
If you disagree with a test score that appears on your student’s
report card, you may contact CLASS and request that the score
be reviewed. You must do so within forty-five (45) days (sixty
[60] days if you have a foreign address) of the date the report
card was mailed. Upon request, CLASS will review a test—one
time only—to ensure that it has been graded properly.
We offer a general explanation of the score for failed 8th–12th
grade level courses.
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Use the answer key (if provided) to grade your student’s
work on a daily basis. Use the steps found in Making
the Grade to determine the final daily work score.
If you are required to submit the daily work with the R&I
sheet, CLASS will check the work to make sure it has been completed
according to the course instructions, that you have graded
it accurately, and that it meets our standards of quality and
integrity. We reserve the right to make adjustments to the
final score based on this evaluation.
CLASS does not return submitted daily work after processing.
Once submitted to CLASS, all coursework becomes the property
of CLASS. As with tests, grades for daily work that has been
submitted and graded during a particular quarter will appear
on that quarter’s report card.
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Grading is a joint effort between CLASS and the instructor. We will
score each required test that your student completes and submits
to CLASS. You are responsible for grading your student’s daily
work for courses that include a daily work answer key.
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For courses that have tests, the tests usually make up between
sixty and eighty percent (60–80%) of the final grade. Therefore,
it is very important that you carefully monitor your student’s
test-taking process. See Test
Preparation and Submission for
tips on how to do this.
We recommend that you review the completed tests with your
student to provide immediate feedback. However, do not make
any marks or change any answers on the completed tests. Submit
the tests to CLASS for grading.
Tests must reflect correct answers, display the student’s
ability to apply the correct methods and procedures for achieving
the answers, and demonstrate the ability to follow directions.
We may deduct credit for failing to follow test instructions—even
if the answers are correct.
For example, students must show their work on math tests to
demonstrate their understanding of the mathematical concepts
presented. Students may lose full credit for a problem which
does not show all steps leading to the answer. We will, however,
award partial credit for problems which follow the proper steps
but fail to arrive at the correct answer. Scannable math tests
are an exception to this requirement. On scannable tests, students
will receive full credit for correct answers only.
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Use the answer key or teacher’s manual to grade your
student’s daily work. Keep in mind that answer keys and
teacher’s manuals are for parent/teacher use only. Students
should never have access to them. We suggest that you grade
each page of daily work separately. Record the number of points
earned by the student at the top of each page along with the
total number of points possible. Usually this is done as a
fraction. For example, if a student answered eight out of a
possible ten questions correctly on a page, write 8/10 on the
top.
Each problem or question counts as one point, but may contain
more than one component. You may award partial credit when
necessary. For example, you may award ½ credit for a
multiple-step math problem if the student showed his work properly
but miscalculated the answer on the final step.
At the conclusion of the course, divide the total number of
points earned by the total number of problems or questions
required. This should result in a percentage score for the
entire course. Then, consider the quality of your student’s
work.
Award high scores for quality work. Quality work is written
neatly; it follows rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and capitalization. Quality work uses complete and well-developed
sentences; it provides thorough answers which demonstrate mastery
of the material. It follows the guidelines set by the instructor
and by CLASS: using pen or pencil when specified, writing cursive
when appropriate, and completing all required compositions
and research papers. If coursework does not meet quality standards
in a particular area, points should be deducted as indicated
in the Range of Daily Work Deductions (see below).
Once you have calculated the final daily work score, write
this on the R&I sheet. For additional information, see
your course instructions and Submitting
Coursework.
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Check each of the specific problems listed and deduct points
according to the tables listed below.
For the overall course:
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Work not neatly written |
1 to 5 points from final
score |
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Printed when cursive
is required |
1 to 5 points from final
score |
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In pencil when ink is
required |
1 to 5 points from final
score |
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Incomplete, undeveloped
sentences |
1 to 10 points from final
score |
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Grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and capitalization errors
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1 to 5 points from final
score
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For composition assignments:
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Technical
errors on composition work |
1 to 5 point from composition
score |
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Poor content
on composition work |
1 to 5 point from composition
score |
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Composition work written
in pencil
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1 to 2 point from composition score
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Example daily work score calculation (for a printable version,
Click Here):
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Assume the total number of points earned by a student
for the entire course = 257
Assume the total number of points possible = 323
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# correct |
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# possible |
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257 |
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323 |
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= 0.795 = 80% |
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| Deduction for neatness |
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Deduction for spelling |
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| Total deductions |
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80% – 3 points = 77% final daily work score
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If this were a grammar course for which you included
the composition option, then you would take the following
additional steps.
Multiply the final daily work score by 0.9. (Compositions
are graded separately from other daily work, and are
worth 10% of the overall daily work grade.)
Take the grade given on the composition, deduct points for any problems, and
then multiply this score by 0.1.
Add this score to the adjusted daily work score from above to determine your
true final daily work score.
Back to our example...
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77% x 0.9 = .693 modified daily work score
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Assume the student received a score of 88 out of 100
on the composition (88%).
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88% – 2 points = 86% composition score
86% x 0.1 = 0.086 modified composition score
0.693 + 0.086 = 0.779 = 78% final adjusted daily work
score
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CLASS does not return graded work. Instead, we provide a more effective means of feedback. If you have a question about a score your student has received, you may request a professionally prepared explanation of that score. When considering your request, we assume that you have retained a copy of the pertinent document as we encourage you to do in the Handbook. We also assume that you have been teaching the course as prescribed by CLASS and that you and your student have been accessing all appropriate support materials and services made available with the course.
To receive the greatest benefit from this service, you must send in tests as soon as each one is completed. Do not wait until the end of the school year to send in all of your tests. Also, make use of the daily work and test keys that have been provided to evaluate your student’s work before submission. This way, you will need to request an explanation of the score only if there is a discrepancy between the score you have calculated and one posted by CLASS. When you receive our response, use your copy of your student’s work as a reference when reading through the explanation.
Explanation of Scores requests may be made by fax or email. You can also submit a Report Card Adjustment Request Form.
Limitations: This service is not intended to teach your student the course. Nor is it intended for situations in which families have submitted all the tests for an entire course at one time. This service is designed to support your efforts as the parent/teacher. It is intended, in cooperation with our QuickScore Service, to provide timely corrective feedback while a course is still in progress.
Although CLASS uses numeric grades to report your student’s
progress on a course, once the course is complete, a final letter
grade is issued. The final grade is based on the student’s
test scores and daily written work. Each final letter grade becomes
the official transcript grade. Subjects that have no chapter tests
will be given only one final letter grade upon completion of the
course. All CLASS courses will receive their own grade* on report
cards and transcripts so that they can be easily identified.
Final letter grades are determined from the point scale listed below.
Courses receiving Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory scores do not use the
point scale. Rather, their grades are based on an overall review
of the coursework submitted.
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94–100 |
A |
Excellent |
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87–93 |
B |
Good |
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77–86 |
C |
Fair |
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70–76 |
D |
Poor, but passing |
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0–69 |
F |
Failing |
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S |
Satisfactory |
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U |
Unsatisfactory |
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