Are you thinking about making the shift to standards-based grading in your building or district? Based upon hundreds of phone calls, consultations, workshops and emails, here’s a list of five pitfalls I have observed that school leaders should avoid. Use exceeds as a descriptor in the grade book at the secondary level. Nothing frustrates Sally […]
A new peer-reviewed article I co-authored is now available in your local academic database! Peters, R., Kruse, J., Buckmiller, T., & Townsley, M. (2017). “It’s just not fair!” Making sense of secondary students’ resistance to a standards-based grading initiative. American Secondary Education, 45(3), 9-28.
A teacher from a school in Iowa recently contacted me with an inquiry, Is there any research indicating students going through a standards based grading system show improved standardized test scores or college readiness compared to students that go through a traditional grading school? Context: What we know about educational research This is an excellent question that
I was recently invited to write a brief article for School Administrator, an AASA (The School Superintendents’ Association) publication. “Three Lessons for Schools Shifting Their Grading” was embedded within a feature article about standards-based grading, (a well written one, I might add) by Ken O’Connor. The full article is available via the AASA digital magazine link
The email questions continue to roll in this school year. A math teacher from California gave me permission to share some of our recent communication: If there is unlimited number of reassessment, how do you manage students who want to re-assess till they attain “got it” and eventually the school year is ending? Our teachers
A teacher from a nearby school district recently emailed me with a few questions about standards-based grading in preparation for the upcoming school. He gave me permission to share some of our dialogue in this public space. This is the second of two question and answer posts about homework as practice, rather than merely point
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
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