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Yeah— for sure. But maybe the concept of cheating needs to be redefined too? I mean kids live in a world where electronic resources are going to continue to be available to them to make things easier. Like, it would be ridiculous if I had to prove that I knew how to write by hand and/or how computers are made before being able to use a word processor. Maybe the days of computational arithmetic by hand are coming to an end? Don’t get me wrong— number sense and understanding logic seem to still be very relevant and I can’t imagine a world where they wont. But I’ve started to think about how I can let my students use tools like calculators when I’m more just assessing their ability to know which formula to use, or how to organize multi-step solutions, for example.
Also, I do not assign graded work that doesn’t happen at some point in front of my eyes anymore, but that would certainly be a challenge in a high school setting. I have also changed my practice to being that graded assignments can always be re-done to improve accuracy in missed problems for full credit, but cheating will result in having to re-do the entire assignment under supervision IF it’s their first offense.
I wonder if we need to kind of re-build culture around academic integrity, though, due to kids being at home with unlimited access to google for their schoolwork and not really understanding what the purpose of assessment is.
I will have to consider all that you have said. You are correct. Our District has been closed for the past 2 weeks we strongly encouraged to take a grade today. I like the idea of remediation and not taking the first grade. Thank you for your refreshing perspective. I honor your wisdom today.
Gladly! Thanks for sharing your challenge— these things that get my wheels turning are one of the greater joys of being a teacher for me. You’ve got me thinking about how to have kids orally record their metacognitive process through a problem for the work they complete. Grading this might be a nightmare, but maybe not if you can assign a problem that is meant to asses multiple skills.
Best of luck to you!
Yes. Explain why it’s cheating & put the assignments in Delta Math or Schoology, etc
Student's can still cheat with questions in Delta Math. I require them to turn in a sheet of paper with their work on it. They can still cheat on that, but at least they might get something out of writing it down. Fact is, cheating on assignments is seen as acceptable, even by some parents. And many of my 9th graders have been cheating most of the last two years
I once heard some say, we need to give students questions they can’t “Google”, really having to justify their response (DOK 3/4). An example would be giving a student a completed problem and asking the students to explain why it’s wrong, as opposed to just getting the right answer. I think straight computations are good for practice and need to be done, but maybe not taken for a grade? I have been giving my students weekly “learning reflections” that asks about their effort and perceived difficulty of the content. I also have them identify a weekly “glow” and “grow”, an area that they did really well in, and something they need to improve. I give them their weekly grade based on their reflection responses. I feel that this also allows for students to take ownership in their learning and the process of learning the math as opposed to just trying to get the correct answer.
Yep and they think nothing is wrong with it.
absolutely. It is a pandemic of it's own.