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Standards Based
Grading: A New
Outlook on Grading
Mrs. Piazza and Mrs. Drakeford
“Why…would anyone want to
change current grading
practices?”
The answer is quite simple: grades
are so imprecise that they are
almost meaningless.”
--Robert Marzano
“Grading as it has been done
traditionally promotes a culture of
point accumulation not learning,
encourages competition not
collaboration, often focuses on
activities not results…and only
involves assessment OF learning
because everything students do gets
a score and every score ends up in
the grade book.”
---Ken O’Connor
What is the purpose of SBG?
The purpose is to raise student
achievement by clearly setting and
communicating high learning targets and
communicating student’s progress
towards achieving those targets. SBG
also accurately communicates
achievement of the learning targets to
students, parents, and teachers.
What is a Learning
Standard (Target)?
…an agreed upon statement of what
a student should know and be able to
do in a given content area.
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STANDARDS BASED GRADING
• Mastering learning targets instead of the
accumulation of points.
• The reporting of student achievement
and progress they have made toward
mastering the learning targets.
• A record keeping system that provides
teachers with information that allows
them to adjust their teaching to best
meet individual student needs.
• A system that encourages student
reflection, responsibility, ownership of
the content.
Comparing
Traditional Grading
System
High expectations for some
children
All children can learn if they want
to
Children learn at different levels
All children are assessed at the
same pace with the same tools
What children do not know goes
unfixed
Standards-Based Grading
System
High expectations for all children
All children must learn
All children can achieve at high
levels
All children are assessed at a
variety of paces with a variety of
tools
Children and teachers fix what the
student do not know
Grades are based on the
Grades are based on the
percentage of points accumulated percentage of standards mastered
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Traditional Grading
• Has a student who receives a “C”
based upon 100% homework
completion and 50% test average
really mastered the standards?
• How do grades affect the
motivation of students who
experience early failure and see no
way to climb out of the hole
they’re in?
With SBG Grades have a
different meaning
When a student brings home a grade it should
mean something to the student, parent and teacher.
A grade should reflect what they have learned and
have truly mastered. With traditional grading (A, B,
C,) students see a letter and maybe a percentage, but
what does that really mean to them, or to parents?
With Standards-Based grading the skill or learning
target is specific. Students, parents, and teachers
can see exactly what the student is working towards.
For example, if the learning target is I can identify the
phases of the moon, then the expectation is made
clear to everyone. SBG also allows parents, students,
and teachers to monitor where the student is at in
mastering that learning target. Students can achieve
a 1, 2, or 3 on a learning target. Their goal is a 3,
which is mastery.
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Grading Scale
Score
Description
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Mastered the Learning
Target
Approaching Mastery of the
Learning Target
Attempting the Learning
Target
2
1
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Characteristics
of a Successful Learner
Problem Solving
Active Listening
Independent work
Uses Time Wisely
Seeks Help Appropriately
Participation
Positive Attitude
Effort & Home Practice
So what does it look like in
the classroom?
• The goal of our students is to be
motivated to learn, engaged in
what they are learning, and
demonstrate what they learn to a
mastery level.
• To do this, we will provide them
with a variety of opportunities
that will help us achieve this.
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Differentiation
• Students learn material in
different ways.
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Mastery Learning
• In order to have all students
achieving at a mastery level, we
need to be able to give them what
they need when they need it.
• As students work on a variety of
learning opportunities, we
teachers are meeting with those
that may need more help, an extra
boost, or a quick reteaching.
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Mastery Learning
• Students have a variety of
“learning opportunities” for each
learning target.
• They CHOOSE what learning
opportunities they want to do…
this gives the student motivation
and keeps them engaged because
THEY CHOOSE, not the teacher.
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Example of Student Tracking
Sheet for Learning
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Completed Work & Parent
Communication
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We want to keep you constantly up-to-date
with what your child is doing in science.
Each Friday- the student tracking sheet will
come home. This will show you the following”
• Learning opportunites they completed
and the grade (1, 2, 3) they received
each time.
• What targets they are working on and
mastered .
• A daily reflection
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Completed Work & Parent
Communication
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This tracking sheet and all completed work
(that is not in their notebook) will come home
on Fridays.
PLEASE SIGN the tracking sheet and feel free
to leave any comments or concerns to us right
underneath.
This sheet should come back to school every
Monday signed. Students will receive a
consequence for not coming to class
prepared.
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Homework
• Students will NOT have science
homework unless they choose to.
• Everything that your child does, they
will do in class. However, if they
choose to take something home to
finish, they can.
• If they forget to bring it back, there will
be no penalty, they will just need to
redo it or choose another learning
opportunity in place of that one.
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What?!? No homework?
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Yes, I’ll say it again… no homework.
The saying goes, practice makes perfect. But
really, practice makes PERMANENT.
If students are practicing their work
incorrectly it is hard to go back and fix that.
Immediate feedback is one of the best ways to
give kids what they need to move on and be
successful in learning. By having our students
do their work in the class with us- we are
giving them good and corrective feedback to
encourage them to take risks in their learning.
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Why is my child’s friend
ahead of my child?
• Every student learns at their own
pace. Some concepts are much
more difficult than others for a
child to grasp.
• Once a child masters the target,
they will move onto the next one.
Sometimes they may get ahead,
sometimes they may be a bit
behind.
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THE GOAL
• No matter where they are
compared to the class is not our
goal…
• Getting every student to master as
much of our science content as
possible IS our goal.
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What if they don’t cover all of the targets
before the end of the year???
• All targets will be covered,
however, they may not all be
mastered.
• BUT, it is better for your child to
master 80% of the content and not
get to the last 20% than to get to
100% of the content and only
master 20%.
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Questions or concerns
As always- emails, conferences, and phone
calls are welcomed.
Other options to ask questions-Join our Edmodo group!
-Keep up with our website for updated
info.
-Use the index cards provided tonight to
write your questions. Include your
child’s name, your name, and contact
info. Then drop it in the box on the
way to the cafeteria tonight.
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