Standards Based Grading (SBG)

Published on Dec 02, 2015

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Standards Based Grading (SBG)

Reasons to Believe

1. Grades

What do grades tell us?

What Does an "A" Mean?

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A=I'VE (NEARLY) DONE A PERFECT JOB ON THE ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT

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A=I'm done, no more to learn in this area.

B=Nearly perfect

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B=I NEED TO GET BETTER (AT WHAT)?

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B=Good enough for me!

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C=Average

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C=Mediocre

C=I NEED TO IMPROVE (BUT AT WHAT)?

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Grades don't work in the real world

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What grades do

  • Tell you what you did in comparison with perfection
  • Tell you your overall score
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How grades are calculated

  • Score 1: 40 (F)
  • Score 2: 80 (B-)
  • Score 3: 95 (A)
  • Average: 72 (C-)
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Standards-Based Grading

Focuses on skill development
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Skill development - example of skills

  • Thesis
  • Evidence
  • Organization
  • Transitions
  • Introduction/Conclusions
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Standards-Based Grading

Determines grades based on best scores
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Score Calculation

Two highest averaged - then average of all categories

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Progress Report Grades

SBG Goals

  • Focus on growth and learning
  • Targeted effort based on feedback
  • Meaningful assessments
  • "Real" grades
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Focus

on growth and learning
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Targeted

Effort based on feedback
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Meaningful

Assessments

Meaningful

Assessments
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How will i know

  • Grading is reported by email
  • You will have a "grade report" in your google drive that will be updated automatically.
  • You will meet with me regularly.
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This semester

  • R1 - Short stories and building an essay
  • R2 - The Kite Runner and writing a well-developed essay
  • R3 - Ruined and refining your essay
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This semester

  • R1 - Short stories -- Narrative Elements and 8-point story arc
  • R2 - R1 continued AND College essays
  • R3 - Writing the short story

Categories

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Questions?

Write down a question or comment you have about this style of grading and/or this class.
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