Archive For The “standards-based grading” Category
I’ve been piloting a standards-based grading system in my Advanced Chemistry course this year. Here’s an overview of what my system looks like now.* Standards (Topics) At the beginning of each unit, I provide students with a list of topics: Example: The bold items represent the main content topics in the unit. Students are generally [...]
Welcome to the October 21, 2010 edition of the standards-based grading gala. We have 24 great submissions from regulars and newcomers alike. Some are new to SBG, some have done it for awhile. Some are veteran teachers, some are just beginning their first year. Though most of us are inspired by similar resources, you’ll see [...]
The first standards-based grading gala hosted by Matt had 20 great submissions from SBG veterans and SBG newbies alike. The second was hosted by Jason and featured 25 submissions representing a wider range of perspectives on implementing SBG and grading in general. I am very happy to host the third standards based grading gala here [...]
At the end of 2009-2010, I wrote a modified draft of my course expectations. Here’s what my grading policy looked like then. Horrific. Most point penalties were designed to address behaviorial issues, rather than academic. It took nearly getting run over by the SBG express to realize just how unhelpful this grading policy was. Over the [...]
Snippets from a syllabus I found online: What message does this send to the students about learning? What is the motivation for this policy? Is there a more effective way to achieve the same desired goals? What kind of environment does this create in the classroom? Have you been in this class before? I’m interested [...]
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