[Year 12 IPM] Dot plotting software

Mon Jul 31 21:33:28 EST 2006

When I visit the doctor, he usually snaps on the rubber gloves and prods a
bit before telling me that I am still healthy enough with room for
improvement. I am average but I think the average has moved (pokes at
expanding midline)

I suppose that he could give me a multipage report ranking my probable life
expectancy, telomere damage and detailed germ line faults with a database
full of medical image slices to carry home on a USB key. Raw medical data is
full of creepy numbers and observations that could be taken out of context
or not mean much to the lay person.

I reckon that assessment teaching is a bit like that .. a process of
synthesis that weaves together many threads. I respect diagnostic tests and
the judgement of my peers but trying to unravel the mess can be like trying
to distill a bucket of speed from a motorbike. It just isnt worth the
trouble, the journey certainly is.

Despite my best efforts at explaining the new reports and ranking system for
my primary aged son, my wife turned the printouts over and over until she
finally figured out with a smile .. "I think the teacher reckons he is
happy". (sigh)

Regards Roland

On 26/07/06, Stephen Digby <digby.stephen.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
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>  The "bottom line" of virtually all important educational selection
> processes is a condensation of data into a single numeric.
> It is only poor practice if you do it from laziness - i.e. you have the
> time to consider every criteria and provide feedback on it specifically.
> Most do not have the time.... Most would have difficulty in defending any
> single criteria judgment in the face of an intelligent student (or parent).
> If you end up by condensing criteria into a single grade (or even a
> comment that does not stick to mentioning criteria specifically) then you
> are using exactly the same process as a person that prefers to do it
> numerically....
> Nearly every black and white is in reality a continuum of greys if you
> look at it closely under a clear light...
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> *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On
> Behalf Of *Mark Scott
> *Sent:* 26 July 2006 11:35 AM
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> *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'MailingList
> *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] Dot plotting software
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>  Good to see all that Criterion based assessment nonsense thrown out the
> window.
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> Grade them, percentage them and rank them.
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> Brendan Nelson would be proud, even though he is no longer in charge of
> Education (they gave him Defense to play with and isn't that just a little
> scary)
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> Mark Scott
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> Luther College
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> PS Bill, don't take this personally, I'm just having a whinge.
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> *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On
> Behalf Of *Bill Dunne
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 26 July 2006 10:31 AM
> *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'MailingList
> *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] Dot plotting software
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> Hi Andrew,
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> Not sure if this helps…
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> I got sick of converting my marks from one mark to another for SACs etc
> and finding what the grade was… so I wrote a simple Excel page which
> converts any mark to another and gives the grade and percentage. It just
> uses a VLookup function … bit hard to explain.
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> You could convert each score individually but it is a bit time consuming
> putting in individual numbers. So I do a whole batch at once. Grades can be
> changed on the table.
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> I select my printing margin, print out the page and use it as my
> conversion table for that set of marks.
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> As I said, use it if it helps,
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> Bill D
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> Bill Dunne
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> Learning Technology and Communications Coordinator
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> Catholic Regional College Sydenham,
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> *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On
> Behalf Of *Stewart, Andrew
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 25, 2006 2:25 PM
> *To:* ipm at edulists.com.au
> *Subject:* [Year 12 IPM] Dot plotting software
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> Does anyone know of any software that allows you to plot student's scores
> and allocate grade boundaries?
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> Cheers
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> Andrew
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