Grade contracts give students in my classes the opportunity to take responsibility for their own grade. By letting students know up front what quality level of work is expected of them and what needs to be included in an assignment to earn a certain score, they know exactly what they need to do to earn the grade they are comfortable with. Assignments are not worth "points". Instead they can receive a quality score of 2,3 or 4 based on the basic level, stretch level and challenge level work described below. I use a rubric system for all large assignments which is also based on the same quality score scale. Final grades are based on the average quality score that students have earned for the quarter (80%) along with their average team score (20%). Below is the PowerPoint I used in class to introduce grade contracts.
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