Standards-Based Grading: New Report Cards Aim to Make Mastery Clear

Autor/in	Spencer, Kyle
Titel	Standards-Based Grading: New Report Cards Aim to Make Mastery Clear
Quelle	In: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 78 (2012) 3, S.4-10 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-127X
Schlagwörter	Grades (Scholastic); Grading; Report Cards; Tests; Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; Mastery Learning; State Standards; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Notenspiegel; Notengebung; Schulnote; Berichtszeugnis; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Schulleistung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht
Abstract	A growing band of teachers, schools, and entire districts have put their faith in standards-based grading, an innovative, albeit complex and sometimes controversial, method that aims to make grades more meaningful. A standards-based report card contains an overall grade for each course but also indicates how well a student has mastered each of the class's several standards. As well, while traditional end-of-course grades are the final products of many factors, including quizzes, homework, behavior, and attendance, with standards-based grading nothing but mastery matters. Standards-based grades account for nonacademic elements very minimally or not at all. This article describes how standards-based grading works and discusses some pros and cons regarding the controversial method. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10