A teacher from a nearby school district recently emailed me with a few questions about standards-based grading in preparation for the upcoming school year. He gave me permission to share some of our dialogue in this public space. This is the first of two question and answer posts about homework as practice, rather than merely […]
Nearly two years ago, I embarked on a third graduate program. Recently, I defended my dissertation proposal. This is a big time milestone! If you’re not familiar with the process of a doctoral program, the dissertation proposal is a draft of the first three chapters reviewed by the committee in which they give a doctoral
A comprehensive list of scholarly articles related to standards-based grading. This resource is updated as new articles and studies are published.
What does the research say about standards-based grading? A research primer [printer-friendly pdf] Authors: Matt Townsley and Tom Buckmiller, Ph.D. One hundred years, No research to support. Traditional grading practices have been used for over one hundred years, and to date, there have been no meaningful research reports to support it (Marzano, 2000). In an era of
I received some positive feedback from the Top 10 Standards-Based Grading Articles list, so I thought it might be helpful to share a similar list of books¹. O’Connor, K. (2009). How to grade for learning, K-12 (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Ken O’Connor has written a number of books and articles geared toward
UPDATE: For articles published in 2016 or later, see this list. — Every once in a while, I receive an email from an educator or parent interested in standards-based grading (SBG) and he/she asks for an introductory reading list. I typically attach several of my favorites and then link to an ongoing list of articles
PK-12 education is funded as a social service, yet we’re expected to produce Cadillac-like results. Think about that for a moment. When a primary breadwinner loses his/her job in the United States, unemployment is a benefit intended to assist, but not fully replace, the financial needs of the household. Social security was never intended to
Nearly 18 months ago, I started a third graduate program and about six months ago, I shared an update on this latest academic pursuit. So far, I’ve completed five semesters of coursework, a combination of research methodology, core doctoral classes and now dissertation research hours. Coursework The past two semesters have involved completing two courses
Starch (1913): The adoption of a uniform scale of grades as well as a uniform standard in the frequency with which the different grades are assigned is a pressing need among colleges and secondary schools. (p. 636) Several years later at John Marshall High School: Our system requires (1) that the mark which is given
I subbed for a while in 2nd grade for a while this afternoon. A few quick take-aways: It was different than subbing in Kindergarten and preschool (last year’s doses of classroom reality) and a lot different than teaching high school students (six years of trying to get better). Flat Stanley is a humorous book. The end-of-day routine