A Repair Kit for Grading

15 Fixes for Broken Grades

World Languages and TCE Departments
Jan. 27, 2015

Last meeting (Nov. 17, 2014)

Setting

the stage

Key definitions

Purpose(s) for grading (Fairness, motivation, objectivity and prof. Judgment)

Student Involvement

Fixes

for practices that distort achievement

Dont include student behaviors

Dont reduce marks on work submitted late

Dont give points for extra credit

Dont punish academic dishonesty with reduce grades

Dont consider attendance in grade determination

Dont include group scores in grades

Today: Chapter 3 (Fixes 7-10)

Fixes for Low-Quality or Poorly Organized Evidence

Fix 7: Dont organize information in grading records by assessment methods

or simply summarize into a single grade; organize and report evidence by
standards/learning goals.

Fix 8: Dont assign grades using inappropriate or unclear performance

standards; provide clear descriptions of achievement expectations.

Fix 9: Dont assign grades based on a students achievement compared to

other students; compare each students performance to preset standards.

Fix 10: Dont rely on evidence gathered using assessments that fail to meet
standards of quality; rely only on quality assessments.

Activity A: How do you organize information

in your gradebook?

Test

Quizzes

Assignments

Homework

Classwork

Participation

Projects

PBA-Performance Based Assessment

By Patricia L. Schiffiny as published by the Educational Leadership magazine

By Patricia L. Schiffiny as published by the Educational Leadership magazine

What is standards-based grading?

One grading practice that is gaining popularity is standard-based
grading, which involves measuring students proficiency on welldefined course objectives (Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006).

By Patricia L. Schiffiny as published by the Educational Leadership magazine

What is standards-based grading?

Standards-based grading measures your students mastery of
the essential standards for a class, or how well your student
understands the material in class. At the beginning of every
unit, the teacher will break down the standards for the unit into
smaller objectives and criteria using a detailed rubric. During the
unit, the student is assessed to see if they truly know the
material using a variety of assessments, such as traditional
pencil-and-paper tests, projects, discussions, or reports. The
class grade will be based on all of the evidence the teacher
collects demonstrating mastery of the essential standards.
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Activity B
Lets talk about our standards

Exit Ticket:
How would you add/implement elements of standard based grading in
your gradebook?

Next book talk: March 30, 2015

Chp. 4 & 5: Fixes 11-15