Judging Update #4 May 14, 2012 – Judging Step 2

Of the original 523 projects, 121 were found not to display. This leaves 402 projects to be judged.  These 402 projects have been given a preliminary ranking. This week all 402 projects will be reviewed once more and the rankings will be adjusted where appropriate. Once this second ranking review is complete, I will ask other judges to review selected groups of projects. I hope to get that process underway before the end of this week.  

7 teachers have kindly supplied evaluations. This is a great help and significantly aids in the judging process. Teachers that have provided evaluations enable their school to be eligible for the “Best in School” awards. 

 

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Judging Update #3 May 7, 2012 – Judging Step 1

The first step in judging is to check that the top page of the project displays using the URL www.virtualsciencefair.org/2012/userid

If the project doesn’t display using the above URL then the registration is removed from the database. It will not be judged. We start with 523 projects.

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Judging Update #2 May 5, 2012 – Teacher Evaluations

Teachers, please submit your Teacher Evaluations as soon as possible.

See… http://odec.ca/wordpress/?p=454

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Judging Update #1 May 5, 2012 – Withdrawals

Teachers Please:
1. Please send me a list of students who have withdrawn or not completed their projects. Include the student userid please.
2. Please send me your student evaluations asap. See http://odec.ca/wordpress/?p=454  Please include userids since userids (rather than names) are used to access project records.

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Teacher Evaluations May 2012

Teacher Evaluations:

  • All teachers with more than one project in the Virtual Science Fair are asked to rank their student’s projects and provide a comment for each student.
  • Use standard ranking procedures you learned in Stats 101, that is rank 1 is best, rank 2 second best etc.
    • More than one project may have the same rank.
    • Please have only 1 or 2 projects with rank of 1
    • Do not separate by subject area.  Please evaluate the entire grade category as one group.
    • Include the Team Number and Userid please.
  • Record your evaluations in a Word document then email to me. larry@virtualsciencefair.com
  • You should evaluate the projects by viewing them online.
  • The students will not see your rankings, but they will see your anonymous student comments.
    • You may also include confidential comments for only the judges to see.
  • Your evaluations should be based on your personal criteria.
  • Criteria we use in judging are found in the:  
  • Blog - Critical Checklist  http://odec.ca/wordpress/?p=342
  • Checklists on the Rules page   http://www.virtualsciencefair.com/rules.htm
  • Do’s and Don’ts page   http://www.odec.ca/CreatingProjects/dodont.htm 
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  • Please try to have this done by May 11 If you have any questions or don’t remember your Teacher Userid and Password, please contact me at once.
  • If you wish to also be involved in judging projects other than your own, please contact Larry for more information

Use a table similar to:  

 
Rank Team Number Userid Comments for Student Comments for Larry
1 2234 testxd2 Great project. I like your hand drawn images. This student put an exceptional effort into this project.
2 2275 smitxs2    

  Thank you in advance for your help, 

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Due Date Extended to May 4, 2012

Due to an unexpected absence from the VSF office the past week, I was unable to answer some questions as quickly and completely as usual. Thus, the due date is extended to Friday May 4 at 9:00 PM Pacific Time.

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Registration Deadline Extended

The 2012 Virtual Science Fair registration deadline has been extended to March 30, 2012.

The due date from projects in April 30, 2012. This date will not be changed.

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NSTA Article on Virtual Science Fairs

See NSTA article on Virtual Science Fairs

www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=59206

 

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2012 VSF Dates Changed

Due to many requests, we have extended the dates for registration and completion of the project websites.
Registration Closes March 20, 2012
Project Due April 30, 2012

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Teacher Practice Website Accounts

Teachers may wish to have an account set up in which to practice/test building an example project website. This is a good idea in order to avoid unexpected problems. For 2012, I suggest in addition to completing the Teacher Registration … Continue reading

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