So this morning, I trooped over to the next block, tripping with anticipation over my results and met Pete at his cubicle before we proceeded to the LA conference room. I pulled up a chair and waited anxiously while Pete settled into his seat. He was obviously enjoying the tense moment, knowing full well that I was impatient to know my results.There are no ABCs for this assignment.
Just “accomplished”, “proficient” and “developing” i.e. re-do, but for what it’s worth, I really wanted to achieve an “accomplished” grade. Pete continued to dawdle for time (a tactic I’ll adopt, even though it irritates the students because it stalls for time, heightens the climax before they lay their hands on their grades) and asked how I was getting on with PBL facilitation.
After a torturous 10 minutes of chatting he grinned and pushed the document towards me. With bated breath, I leaned towards the page and my eyes trailed to where it mattered most:-
Overall standard of tasks:
-accomplished
-proficient
-developing (please resubmit)
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss…! There were 13 categories in the assignment criteria list and I’d secured 7 “accomplished” and 6 “proficient”. In all honesty, I’d scrapped through an “accomplished” by the skin of the teeth! But who cares? It’s still an overall “accomplished” grade and I’m very, very satisfied.
The only snag is that I’ve now raised the bar (for myself) and have to work doubly, triply hard to ensure that I achieve an “accomplished” grade for my 2nd THEC assignment, due on New Year's eve no less...
For now, I shall reward myself and start reading some works of fiction before I resume my research on assessment principles, validity and reliability of assessment methods etc. Have been aching to grab a copy of Christoper Paolini's Eragon, a fantasy novel, pretty much a cross between J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of The Rings and George Lucas' Star Wars. Think i'll sprint down to get the book, perhaps tomorrow. A little motivation won't hurt. ;)
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