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Standard-Based Grading
- 2. What is Standards-Based Grading (SBG)? What it is: • Grades are based on how students did on standards • Lists all the covered standards and a number score (typically, 1-4, with 3 being meeting the standard) for each standard What it isn’t: • The primary grade is not a letter or a percentage • Not a list of assignments and their scores
- 3. Failures of the Traditional Grading System • Zeroes, missing work, late grades, etc. • Extra credit • Attendance • Behavior • Work habits • Inflation • Driven by student work and choices, rather than knowledge • Often based on improvement, not attainment • Students: most points for least effort • Does not reflect comprehension
- 4. Student A has a higher homework average than her peers, due to consistently completing and turning in homework assignments, but her quiz and tests scores are substantially lower than her peers, suggesting that she lacks fundamental comprehension of course material. Conversely, Student B has a low homework average, but her test scores reflect that she comprehends the material. Despite this, Student A’s earned points will amount to more than Student B’s, resulting in a higher final grade. (Iamarino, 2014, p. 5)
- 5. Why is this important? Why SBG is better • Standards drive instruction, instruction drives assessment, assessment derives from standards, and the process continues • SBG informs instruction • Grades are consistent regardless of instructor • Grade reflects knowledge, not assignment completion
- 6. Benefits to Parents • Clearer communication • Clearer picture of college and career readiness • SBG communicates how students are doing on specific standards, a clear idea of the student’s competencies, without being clouded by non-academic factors
- 7. Benefits to Students • Consistency • Motivation • Instruction has clear goals but is tailored to the students • Differentiation
- 8. Differentiation • Gifted students can be challenged • Struggling students are helped • Different assessments/assignments don’t interfere with grades
- 9. Benefits to Teachers • Deeper understanding of standards and achievement levels • Assignments (and assessments) to suit the standards • Shows exactly which standards need more instruction, and which students need individual help on each standard
- 10. Omaha • “most challenging and powerful” step was to determine the levels of proficiency for each standard for every single class • Less material covered, more in-depth • More purposeful assignments, students saw higher value
- 11. Implementation • Establish language and standards • Conceptualize report card • Teacher training in levels • Student training *with exemplars and teacher explanation*
- 12. Concerns • Non-convergence between SBG and test scores • Taking out behavior grade incentives • The work • Student adjustment
Editor's Notes
- We’ve already covered SBG in this class, but here’s a little refresher. students are given grades according to how well they are able to meet standards. An SBG report card does not have just a percentage and a letter grade. Instead, it has a list of all the standards and a number score (1-4, 3 being meeting the standard) that shows how the student did on each individual standard. Thesis: Standards-based grading is beneficial for instruction, communication, and learning, and for students, teachers, and parents
- Inflation and deflation. TGS doesn’t positively motivate students.
- Consider this example. It’s an accurate representation of one of the common failures of the TGS and shows how the TGS does not actually reflect true abilities and knowledge.
- SBG is so much easier for parents to understand. When teachers and parents discuss student grades, both have specific ways to discuss the grades instead of just a letter. Grades are easier to explain and harder to argue over.
- Consistency: students know what is expected of them. Instruction is more consistent because it is based on standards. Motivation: students can see what their goals are, where they need improvement, and what to strive for. SBG makes data conversations easy and results trackable.
- Retesting through formative assessment for struggling students.
- Less meaningless paperwork! Only grade things on standards and only assign things that are worth grading. Lots of SBG instruction and assessment can be done without paperwork!
- In the 2009-2010 school year, Omaha Public Schools implemented SBG in their district. Sort of a case study I used as an example in my paper. It can be done! There’s a lot to learn from others who have tried it! They realized a lot of challenges, but saw lots of payoff that showed it was worth it.
- Levels: what each standard looks like at each level. Helps conceptualize each standard and the difference b/w proficient, basic, below, exceeds, etc.