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Why Standards-Based Grading
Buck EvansAssistant Superintendent for Operations
Do your grades have meaning?
What does each grade mean in relation to the standard(s) students have to meet?
90% - 100%
An A?
The student has completed proficient work in all learning objectives and advanced work on some of the learning targets.
80% - 90%
A - B
A-B means the student has completed proficient work on all the learning objectives.
A grading system should not be based on the inappropriate use of averages.
Using Averages
Using attendance Effort Being a good “kid”
the Student
What does each grade indicate in regard to student proficiency to:
the Parents the Teachers of later courses in sequence
Traditional Grade Book
Name Homework Average Quiz 1 Chapter 1 Test
John 90 65 70
Bill 50 75 78
Susan 110 50 62
Felicia 10 90 85
Amanda 95 100 90
Standards-Based Grade Book
NameObjective 1:
Write an alternate ending for a story
Objective 2: Identify the elements of a story
Objective 3: Compare and contrast two stories
John Partially proficient Proficient Partially Proficient
Bill Proficient Proficient Partially Proficient
Susan Partially Proficient Partially Proficient Partially Proficient
Felicia Advanced Proficient Proficient
Amanda Partially Proficient Advanced Proficient
Traditional Grade Book
Name Homework Average Quiz 1 Chapter 1 Test
John 90 65 70
Bill 50 75 78
Susan 110 50 62
Felicia 10 90 85
Amanda 95 100 90
It is critical that homework have direct correlation to the learning target(s).
Homework
Assigned problems, assignments, and activities should be directly linked to learning targets.
Students should be able to ask and answer:
Do I know this? Can I do this?
Assessment should take place when you are confident that a reasonable number of your students will score at the proficient level.
Assessing students (refereeing)
Struggling students should have the opportunity to retest.
What quality is.
Standards-Based Grading Teaches
Each subject has to have a concise set of standards.
With a precise definition of what meeting proficiency looks like.
No teacher can use standards-based grading without clear standards.
Understanding Standards-Based Grading
