Ninth-grade math teachers on average weighted assessments most heavily (57%), assignments next (36%), and behavior little (7%)¶

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q2 i? Across 1,599 sections and 398 teachers, assessments carried a typical 57% weight, assignments 36%, behavior 7%, and other 1%, though individual teachers varied greatly. → Easton 2023

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Easton 2023¶

Easton, J.Q. & Diaz, B. (2023). Lasting differences: Math grades and gender. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/lasting-differences

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Descriptive analysis of Gradebook data from SY 2016-17 covering 1,599 ninth-grade algebra and geometry sections. Figure 5 shows the typical weights (57% assessments, 36% assignments, 7% behavior), and the report notes weights "ranged between 0% and 100%" within assignments.

"These were average weights applied to different categories of grades across 1,599 sections (individual classrooms) of ninth-grade algebra and geometry classes, and across 398 teachers."

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