[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.66,0:00:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our school terminology is certainly not easy to understand. Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.76,0:00:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps you have been in a development talk and heard us say that your child reads fluently, Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.44,0:00:37.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a well-developed argument and that we make assessments based on the knowledge requirements. Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.32,0:00:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We who work in the schools are required to explain how we work Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.48,0:00:46.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you play an important part in your child's education. Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.70,0:00:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore we want you to understand how we work with assessment and grading. Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.22,0:01:06.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's difficult to avoid all the negative reports in the media about today's school. Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.94,0:01:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The media has stated among ather things that our students do not have the same knowledge as students in other countries. Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.18,0:01:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the solutions has been to create a new curriculum Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.72,0:01:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which will be clearer for us teachers and will give us better results. Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.92,0:01:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in 2011 we got a new curriculum and a new grading system. Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.12,0:01:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This explains what we will work with, a little about how we will work with it and what we will evaluate. Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.74,0:01:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Among other things, we have got a list of subject content in every subject we will be working with. Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.34,0:01:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also includes which skills we want your child to develop. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.64,0:01:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also have knowledge requirements, perhaps you know them better as grading criteria, Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.64,0:01:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which explain what we will be assessing. Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.40,0:02:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knowledge requirements exist for Grade 3, Grade 6 and Grade 9. Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.16,0:02:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we have a goal and knowledge based grading system. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.50,0:02:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I believe parents and guardians are recognizing the relative grading system. Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.88,0:02:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the bell curve- do you remember that? The number of those who received a grade of 5 could be limited. Only seven percent could receive a 5. Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.24,0:02:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that system a student didn't want to help a classmate because what if that classmate got better results? Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.38,0:02:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then maybe I wouldn't get a 5. Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.18,0:02:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we are compared to the other students. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.60,0:02:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, today we have the goal and knowledge based grading system. Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.38,0:02:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means that we have definite goals and knowledge requirements that we teachers work to reach. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.42,0:02:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all the children, regardless of their classmates can reach those goals. Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.70,0:02:53.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is our responsibility to get each student to reach the highest goals possible. Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.88,0:02:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we assess the quality of the goals they have reached. Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.46,0:03:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we have a new grading scale. Not a new grading system, but a new grading scale. Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.70,0:03:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was we teachers who wanted this. We wanted more grading levels. Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.60,0:03:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had G or Satisfactory, VG or Very Good, and MVG or excellent, but we thought that wasn't enough. Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.54,0:03:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we started to use VG++ and G- to more acurately show where certain students were in the grading levels. Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.76,0:03:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now we have got a new scale and more letters to use. Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.42,0:03:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From F to A. And the passing grades are E to A. Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.96,0:03:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,F is considered a failing grade. And that means that if we assess a students knowledge to be at the F level Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.02,0:03:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we must consider how we can support that student Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.96,0:03:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they can reach as far as possible and receive a passing grade. Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.68,0:04:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you as parent or guardian have a child in danger of receiving an F Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.80,0:04:10.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the school will inform you and discuss what support is being planned Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.74,0:04:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help your child reach as high a result as possiible. Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.40,0:04:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you parents attempt to translate our new grading letters, especially E to A, to the old 1 to 5 Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.92,0:04:33.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where an E would become a 1. But that's not correct. Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.72,0:04:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a completely different grade today. Quite a bit is needed to receive a grade of E. Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.78,0:04:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you´re stubborn and insist on translating then an E is more like the old 3. Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.78,0:04:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is what the knowledge requirements look like in the curriculm. Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.02,0:05:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are the knowledge requirements for geography in Grade 6. Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.94,0:05:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knowledge requirements for the different grading levels are based on these same texts. What is changed is Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.22,0:05:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example development from basic to excellent knowledge Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.30,0:05:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and from simple to well-developed reasoning. Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.74,0:05:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this structure is the same even for Grade 9. Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.32,0:05:30.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we look at for example E, it says that "The student has the basic knowledge of the interaction between Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.06,0:05:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people, society and nature and demonstrates that by presenting simple and partly developed reasoning Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.98,0:05:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about causes and consequences of population distribution, migration, climate, vegetation" etcetera. Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.64,0:05:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we look at C: "The student has good knowledge about the interaction between people, society and nature Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.28,0:05:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and demonstrates that through a relatively well-developed Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.72,0:05:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reasoning about the causes and consequences of" Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.50,0:06:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we look at A: "The student has very good knowledge about Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.30,0:06:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the interaction between people, society and nature Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.42,0:06:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and demonstrates that through a well-developed and structured reasoning." Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.30,0:06:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we go back and look at E again: "The student has a basic knowledge about..." Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.64,0:06:20.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is that then? Well, the key is "demonstrates that through simple Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.86,0:06:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and partly developed reasoning about..." Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.98,0:06:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We teachers should get the student to show how they can reason Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.70,0:06:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we can assess the quality that they do it. Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.98,0:06:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is so we can later decide what grade the student will receive. Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.08,0:06:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what about now. We were going to have more grading levels. Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.86,0:06:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we have text only for E, C and A. Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.14,0:06:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the idea is that for these in between levels one must think Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.94,0:06:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get a D- every goal on the E level should have been reached Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.20,0:06:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the majority of the C level goals. Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.06,0:07:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then one receives a D. Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.20,0:07:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If one reaches all the E goals, all the C goals and the majority of the A goals, one receives a B. Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.78,0:07:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These knowledge goals do not only control how we assess a student's knowledge, Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.80,0:07:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they also control our teaching. Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.98,0:07:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a student is to be able to reason about causes and consequences Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.56,0:07:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then our teaching has to be about that. Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.00,0:07:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to discuss different causes and consequences Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.60,0:07:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that the student can develop their reasoning about them. Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.94,0:07:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is how our knowledge requirements are structured. Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.54,0:07:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the knowledge requirement for Grade 6 as an example. Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.32,0:07:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also have knowledge requirements for Grade 9. Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.62,0:08:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how does that work? Do we not have knowedge requiremenets for Grade 4 and Grade 5 or Grade 7 and Grade 8? Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.80,0:08:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, we will use the knowledge requirements in Grade 6 when we make our assessments in Grade 4 and Grade 5. Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.04,0:08:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we will use the knowledge requirements from Grade 9 when we make our assessments i Grade 7 and Grade 8. Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.20,0:08:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there is a progression in these texts. Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.96,0:08:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is to say that when we assess a simple argument in Grade 4 Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.50,0:08:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it is not the same as a simple reasoning in Grade 6. Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.28,0:08:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a little simpler. Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.24,0:08:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because one can only expect reasoning from the teaching Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.12,0:08:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one has had as a 10 year old or as a 14 year old. Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.00,0:08:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what is a simple reasoning and a well-developed reasoning? How are they different? Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.72,0:08:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We teachers have received a few hints in regards to this. One usually says Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.84,0:08:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that simple reasoning is recognized by a few connections to the content Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.00,0:08:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and shorter reasoning connections. Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.40,0:09:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A leads to B. Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.24,0:09:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And well- developed reasoning- Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.84,0:09:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has several connections to the content and longer reasoning connections. Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.24,0:09:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A leads to B which leads to C and maybe back to A. Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.60,0:09:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is how we teachers know if reasoning is simply developed or well developed. Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.28,0:09:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The important think is not how much content a student can recite, but what they can do with that content. Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.76,0:09:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this case, how well one reasons with the content. Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.32,0:09:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simply or well-developed. Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.48,0:09:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are working towards developing your child's ability to lead and follow reasoning in mathematics Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.16,0:10:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to communicate in speaking and writing in Swedish and and we are assisted by the knowledge requirements Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.98,0:10:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we use to assess how well your child is developing. Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.12,0:10:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we have the central content which is the basis of our teaching. Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.12,0:10:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we believe that a child who can reason, argue, Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.84,0:10:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,discuss and analyse will make the content their own Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.80,0:10:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in that way be familiar with it. Instead of only learning something by heart and reciting it on one occasion. Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.00,0:10:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- a familiarity which we believe can lead to a better result in school. Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.60,0:10:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then how can you parents and guardians help at home? Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.00,0:10:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,preferably by working with how and why questions at home. Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.68,0:10:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Talk to your child about: Why is it so? How does a seed become a tree? Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.80,0:10:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because then you bring out the reasoning abilities that we can develop at school. Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.04,0:11:06.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because this reasoning about how a seed becomes a tree requires not only that a student has learned about photosynthesis by heart Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.88,0:11:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it demands an understanding of the entire process. Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.56,0:11:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And glossaries- I believe it is customary for parents to test these at home. Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.76,0:11:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we are not judging how many glossaries a student can recite Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.32,0:11:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what one does with those words, how one communicates. Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.80,0:11:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because that is what is important at school today. Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.56,0:11:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have undeniably a communicative curriculum. Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.64,0:11:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And many parents and guardians wonder what happens to a child who is shy Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.56,0:11:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when one is communicating and discussing all the time? Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.52,0:11:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is important to remember that are several ways to demonstrate knowledge. Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.64,0:11:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One can reason and discuss in writing. One teacher i met had chosen to chat online with the students Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.44,0:12:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to assess how well they had reasoned in a discussion and how they led the discussion forward. Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.80,0:12:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had a student who he perceived as being very shy Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.98,0:12:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when he chatted with the student he learned the student had a lot of knowledge. Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.56,0:12:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is a completely natural way for a 12 year old to communicate. Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.12,0:12:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we teachers grade really? Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.72,0:12:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is important that it is my overall assessment of a student's knowledge when I give a grade. Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.76,0:12:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that I do in relationship to the knowledge requirements. Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.96,0:12:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does that mean? Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.08,0:12:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I decide that a student should receive a grade of E Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.34,0:12:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I know that the student has the basic knowledge of... Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.36,0:12:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can lead a simple and partly structured argument of... Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.28,0:12:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If something is missing in this list Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.92,0:13:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in spite of the fact that the student got a chance to show this in several different ways but has not reached that goal Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.72,0:13:03.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the grade is an F. Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.20,0:13:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I decide, however, to give a grade of A Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.36,0:13:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it means that the student has very good knowledge about Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.84,0:13:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can lead a well structure argument that is well-developed. Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.60,0:13:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that doesn't mean a student has to show that all the time. Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.40,0:13:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One can practice at school and one can certainly have simpler arguments at times Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.66,0:13:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and still get a final grade of A. Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.32,0:13:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because that is my overall assessment of what I know about the student that is important today. Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.12,0:13:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is how we grade in the schools. Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.68,0:13:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of the grades up to Grade 9 are called term grades. Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.84,0:13:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means that we will use the entire grading scale every term -from F to A. Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.28,0:14:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is of course possible to receive an A already in the autumn of Grade 6 or in Grade 7 or Grade 8. Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.64,0:14:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that is not a guarantee that one will receive an A in Grade 9. Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.56,0:14:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine it is the autumn term in Grade 6. Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.40,0:14:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have worked on the areas in the course plan and those are the parts we will assess a grade. Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.32,0:14:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say that the student has done the work with an A in quality. Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.40,0:14:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What should the student get? An A of course. Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.56,0:14:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then comes the spring and now we have to work on the other parts of the course plan. Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.32,0:14:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we work with these in a different way and the student gets to try. Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.80,0:14:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet for different reasons the student produces work of E quality. Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.88,0:14:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What will the grade then be for Grade 6? Some parts reach A and some reach E. Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.32,0:15:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If some of the parts reach only E, one can never receive a C. Instead that will be a D. Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.16,0:15:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What kind of school lowers my child's result from an A to a D? Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.56,0:15:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Students usually say, "Why is it that my worst performance pulls down my overall grade?" Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.36,0:15:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the principal is this- to reach an A must all the goals for A be reached. Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.52,0:15:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That influences us teachers of course. We must plan our lessons to meet Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.62,0:15:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the knowledge requirements at different times and in different ways Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.10,0:15:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during one's studies from Grade 4 to 6, and from Grades 7 to 9 Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.04,0:15:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to avoid those large grade swings up and down. Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.84,0:15:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this principal allows one to progress from an A to a D since we make new assessments each new term Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.84,0:16:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hope that you hae now got a better understanding about how the teaching curriculum is designed. Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.56,0:16:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how the new grading scale works and how it affects our teaching Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.28,0:16:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together we can get the students, your children, to reach as high as possible.