Evaluations
Feb. 20th, 2007 02:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I know what I expect to happen, here. I'm wondering if my previous observations will pan out, here. Some of you may recognize the poll from
bradhicks; he posted one very similar to it earlier today.
[Poll #931501]
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[Poll #931501]
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Date: 2007-02-20 08:20 pm (UTC)Does this refer only to school performance? You see, where I come from, the phrase "performance reviews" refers to employment. My answer is different based on the setting. You get one answer for learning / school, quite another for employees who claimed they could do the job from the outset.
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Date: 2007-02-20 09:05 pm (UTC)I swear, sometimes you are SO channeling my mom... (That's a good thing!)
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Date: 2007-02-20 09:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2007-02-20 08:33 pm (UTC)Again, this doesn't apply to school, training, apprenticeship, etc.
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Date: 2007-02-20 08:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-02-20 09:33 pm (UTC)The phrase "work harder" rubs me the wrong way, too. Work smarter. Give the correct answer. Work in detail if necessary (scientific experiments, for instance), but you shouldn't have to work hard to gain validation if your results are correct. Say it takes one kid ten minutes to do a test that takes someone else an hour, and there's an hour allotted for the test, and they both get every question right. IMO, the person who worked faster deserves a higher mark, because it would suggest they've absorbed the knowledge and have kept it fresh in their mind. (Do teachers still give out marks greater than 100%? They did in my day. :)
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Date: 2007-02-20 09:37 pm (UTC)That's a rant for another time. ;)
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Date: 2007-02-20 11:35 pm (UTC)My thoughts
Date: 2007-02-21 03:14 am (UTC)As for evaluation...I vary a bit on that, too (both for work and school issues). For me, there are some set standards. I teach German, for example. If you don't meet certain minimum standards, you're going to be very much at a disadvantage when you get to the next level. So, I am doing no one a favor if I let them slide on just because they "worked hard." And yet, I do see the merit in rewarding those who worked above and beyond what I asked, regardless of their uultimate output. My excel gradesheets are complicated for that very reason. I set a minimum standard, and in order to get a decent grade, you have to meet it. But only students who really work hard are going to get points in preparation/participation which will add that little something extra. If things come incredibly easy to you and you don't have to work--well, then you'd best be engaged and willing to participate.
I almost didn't post on this because I knew I'd ramble on. Sorry.