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I'm glad the NYT is shedding light on this topic but, perhaps the most important aspect of standards based grading is almost burried in this article. One of th
by px 16y ago
I'm glad the NYT is shedding light on this topic but, perhaps the most important aspect of standards based grading is almost burried in this article.
One of the basic premises of SBG is that students know exactly what knowledge and skills they have to master. They are assessed and then encouraged to address weaknesses so that they can be re-assessed. This is opposed to a "gotcha!" based assessment system.
This approach can have a profound impact on students because it encourages them to assess their own learning and take the initiative to grow and improve.
- caryme 16y agoVery true. My mom started using standards based grading this year in her IB & honors chemistry classes. She's been very successful so far with it and her students have been rising to the occasion with their re-assessments. From her, it sounds like defining all of her tests and assignments in terms of the standards (knowledge and skills) they cover and grading them as such has been difficult, but effective.
- aik 16y agoSo what does this mean practically? How does she use it? Does she basically let them retake the tests? What does it mean "defining" tests in terms of standards? How is that different exactly? Who's standards?
- px 16y agohttp://samjshah.com/2010/09/09/first-day-of-201011-introducing-sbg/ http://samjshah.com/2010/09/09/first-day-of-201011-introduci... This is a great post describing the mechanics of SBG. You'll get a sense of how it can work in a rigorous high school classroom.