Evolving Grading: A New Classroom Approach

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Evolving Grading: A New Classroom Approach - E133

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This week, we are chatting about how Rachel's grading approach is shifting this year. Specifically, we will chat about standards-based grading, how Rachel is applying standards-based grading in her classroom, and where she hopes to be with her grading approaches in this school year.

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What is standards-based grading (SBG)? It's a system of grading that is closely tied to mastery of the standards in the curriculum
Disclaimer: we don't have all of the answers!
Rethinking Your Grading Scale - E122
Specifications Grading - E107
Standards-based grading vs specifications (specs) grading
ChemEd talk on Standards-Referenced Grading in Chemistry Classrooms
SBG - 4 levels vs 7 levels (IB)
Mastery Scales (example 1 and example 2)
Building up skills from basic, to simple, to target, to complex
Putting specific expectations into a hierarchical order
Evaluations still don't have points grades - mastery scales are dependent on demonstration of mastery of those skills within each level
Learning is broken down into modules (smaller than units)
Overlap of skills between modules is possible
Still doing multiple opportunities to demonstrate mastery of skills (2-3 attempts)
Due dates are the same as any other school year
Consistent test day each week
Conferencing at midterm and final reporting periods to collaborate on grades
Feedback practices remain the same, lots of 1-1 support
Mastery - defined as 80% or greater (can be individual for each teacher)
A slight step away from UnGrading
Do you show the level conversions or not?
How will students react?
Mastery-based learning works for content retention!

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