As per legal state requirements you have to grade your child’s test papers when you home school them. This allows the state representative to gain an insight into how the child is progressing in his lessons. Don’t let the thought intimidate you. Take a look at how you can grade the test papers and what a typical grade scale should look like.
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Setting the Test Paper so its Easier to Grade
Try and keep the questions limited to a round number to make the grading easier. Typically a short test of ten questions is ideal for primary school students. This will make it easier for you to work out the percentage the child scores. The way to find out the percentage is to add up the total number of right answers, then divide the sum with the total number of questions and multiply this figure by hundred. For instance if there were 6 right answers on a quiz that had 10 questions that would mean (6/10)* 100. This would work out to 60%. Use a calculator to do the calculations if you are uncomfortable handling the math.
A Typical Grade Scale
Now that you have calculated the percentage of the test paper you need to assign a grade to it. This can be done using the simple grade scale that is given below. As we had 60% in the example it would work out to Grade D based on the grade scale here.
90-100% = Grade A;
80-89% = Grade B;
70-79% = Grade C;
60-69% = Grade D;
59% and below = Fail
Grading Helps to Build Your Child’s Permanent Record
By using grades on your child’s test papers you can build up an evaluation of how the child is doing in each subject. Make sure that each of these test papers is stored safely in each subject right from kindergarten to 12th grade. There are two main advantages when you do this. First this portfolio can be used to show the external evaluator from the state that your child is learning and progressing well. Secondly, this can be used to make your child’s portfolio in case he needs on to get into traditional college later on.
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