Goals to Aim for When Shifting to Standards-Based Assessing and Reporting
Explore essential goals for implementing standards-based assessing and reporting. Learn how to build trust, communicate the “why,” and create clarity.
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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Shifting to Standards-Based Grading
Explore the inconsistencies in standards-based grading systems and their impact on transparency, equity, and assessment practices…
Inconsistency Within Standards-based Grading Systems
Explore the inconsistencies in standards-based grading systems and their impact on transparency, equity, and assessment practices…
Inconsistency Within Traditional Grading Systems
What should constitute a grade? Why should we spend time thinking about this question? I recently wrote a brief comparison…
Traditional and Standards-Based Grading Systems
In teaching Planning and Assessment at the University of Southern Maine, one of the discussions I engage in with my students…
When might you use each type of rubric?
This blog post aims to build on the last, delineating further when you might choose to use each type of rubric…
What is a Rubric?
Rubrics give students a clear path to effective demonstration of learning, and they give teachers a clear path…
Late and Missing Work in a Standards-Based Grading System
A common source of struggle for all teachers, and perhaps particularly those who operate in a standards-based system, is…
Defining “Exceeds” the Standard in a Mastery-based Grading System
What does it look like when a student moves beyond mastery in a mastery-based grading system?…
