About Standards-Based Grading
Standards-based grading is a research-based method (Marzano, 2009; ASCD, 2008; Miller, 2013) of measuring students' mastery of specific standards, or skills, in the classroom. The philosophy follows Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck's philosophy of the growth mindset, which says that anybody is capable of achieving proficiency in a skill if they work hard enough at it.
Standards-based grading allows students to take ownership of their own learning by assessing their own proficiency on standards and enables them to demonstrate proficiency repeatedly throughout the year. Students will have multiple opportunities to "re-test" on any topic in which they are not deemed proficient. A student's final grade will be based solely on his or her achievement of the standards and performance on summative chapter tests. Homework is treated as a vehicle for achieving the standards and, thus, will not be counted in the final grade.
As a parent, standards-based gradingwill help you to identify specific areas in which your child is successful, as well as areas in which your child needs some extra practice. It is our intention to be as transparent as possible with the standards in order to help students achieve the greatest success.
Standards-based grading allows students to take ownership of their own learning by assessing their own proficiency on standards and enables them to demonstrate proficiency repeatedly throughout the year. Students will have multiple opportunities to "re-test" on any topic in which they are not deemed proficient. A student's final grade will be based solely on his or her achievement of the standards and performance on summative chapter tests. Homework is treated as a vehicle for achieving the standards and, thus, will not be counted in the final grade.
As a parent, standards-based gradingwill help you to identify specific areas in which your child is successful, as well as areas in which your child needs some extra practice. It is our intention to be as transparent as possible with the standards in order to help students achieve the greatest success.
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