Everyday
Software
The
Total marking System ©
for teachers is based on using everyday software schools
will already have. Here is a brief snapshot of the Drama Spreadsheet:
other subjects have different content.
The
student’s surnames are in column A and their forenames in
column B.
The
date is in column C.
The
next 10 columns contain individual marks for different aspects
of Drama. The maximum mark for each of these is 10. (The ‘Rose’
and ‘Pale-Blue’ columns).
The
number and the percentages at each level are
displayed in rows 11 to 14 with the
total of these 10 marks is in column N, (maximum mark 100).
The
average of the RESPONDING marks is in column O.
The
5 Responding and Creating marks, columns D to H are:
1. Listening
2. Group Work
3. On task
4. Behaviour
5. Effort
The average of the PERFORMING marks is in column P.
The 5 Performing and Evaluating marks, columns I to M are:
1. Costume
2. Properties
3. Characterisation
4. Spatial Awareness
5. Projection
Column Q is the level and column R is the comment
You
will be able to use the results in a variety of ways, but
underlying everything else is the time and the stress you
will save. You can use the results to compare students you
teach, or to see how those same students work in another group.
You can compare a class ‘rating’ against another class. One
of the best ways to use the results is to show them to students,
and while they watch, add one or two marks to an area of their
work they need to improve, so they can see immediately an
improvement in their level. This works wonders in terms of
motivation. ‘Look, Jane,
if you had 7 marks rather than 5 for exploring, see what difference
it would make to your level!’ As you speak, you can change
the marks to show the student. This leads both of you onto
target-setting. (Don’t forget to take the marks away again
before you save!) You can also look at the narrative comments
with your students, and of course it would be excellent practice
for the students to add their own. You can use the marking
grid as a guide and to aid departmental standardisation.
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