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Standards Based Grading

Author: Gino Sangiuliano

Source: Calendar, Pixabay, http://bit.ly/16n20t5; Tennis, Pixabay, http://bit.ly/1zV7vNp; Sky, Morguefile, http://mrg.bz/vjSzjw; Globe, Clker, http://bit.ly/1CVSonk; Stick Figure, Clker, http://bit.ly/1JoIB83

Video Transcript

Notes on "Standards Based Grading"

(00:00-00:12) Intro

(00:13-00:52) Tennis Story

(00:53-01:24) Definition of Standards Based Grading

(01:25-02:03) Traditional Grades

(02:04-02:38) Why Standards Based Grading?

(02:39-03:35) The Power of Zero

(03:36-05:36) The Research

(05:37-05:56) Summary

(05:57-06:30) Food For Thought

Additional Resources

A Better Grading System: Standards-Based, Student-Centered Assessment

This article from the National Council of Teachers of English by Jeanetta Jones Miller includes practical strategies and examples of standards based grading and tracking mechanisms for teachers to use in their ELA classrooms.
http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/EJ/1031-sep2013/EJ1031Better.pdf

 

Standards-Based Grading Information (resource list)

This blog by Jason Buell offers extensive resources and advice on implementing standards based grading practices. Click on the link of the topic that you are interested in exploring relative to standards based grading. If you are interested in having students track their own performance, scroll down for a ready-made template that you can personalized based upon your learners.
http://alwaysformative.blogspot.com/p/standards-based-grading-implementation.html