For some students, passing all their classes isn’t always easy to do. The reasons for not passing a class aren’t always good, or even sensible, but luckily for students, NovaNET allows them to make up the credits for the classes they have failed.
“NovaNET is student management software that allows access to online curriculum,” says Mrs. Surato, one of the teachers who teach a NovaNET class. NoveNET classes at the high school are credit recovery classes and it is the same software that is used at Greyhound Central.
The class allows students who have failed a class in the past to work online to receive credit for the class. The students do not receive a letter grade for making up the class on NovaNET. NovaNET classes are convenient for students that need to make up multiple credits in order to graduate on time.
“NovaNET was piloted as a high school class in spring of 2011, but has been used for summer classes for at least five years,” says Surato. The class allows students to work at their own pace in order to get full understanding of what they are learning. Unlike in a normal class, students get instant feedback on their classes and are able to move on whenever they are ready.
Students are able to teach themselves with NovaNET and do not have to worry about falling behind or having nothing to move onto like they would in a normal classroom setting. NovaNET also gives the availability of a class that might not be offered at the time.
Since NovaNET allows credits to be received for many classes and only one teacher is teaching the NovaNET class, students must wait patiently for the teacher to help them if it is needed. The teacher also electronically passes the student onto the next course and getting right to it can take time when multiple students are ready to move ahead.
NovaNET classes in the high school lack socialization because every student isn’t learning the same thing which makes it difficult to work together. The environment is more like that of a testing environment than a normal classroom. For students who lack long-term attention, NovaNET can be difficult due to not being able to remain interested in what class they are taking and focusing on what they should be doing.
There are currently fifty-four students in ERHS who are taking NovaNET as a high school class in order to make up their credits. This does not include the students who go to alternative education at Greyhound Central. Students are able to sign up for after school sessions instead of taking the class during their normal schedule, if they would rather take it during a different time or take an elective.
Classes that are required for graduation are the classes that students take using NovaNET. Basic core classes are better to make up because it is more difficult to schedule those classes during certain terms.
More students are able to graduate on time due to NovaNET and can receive credits faster than they normally would. A class can be finished for a credit much faster with NovaNET compared to retaking the actual class. Although NovaNET does not give the student a letter grade for the class, the credit, which is necessary for graduation, can at least be obtained.
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