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Standards - Based Grading

Standards - Based Grading. Mesa County Valley School District #51. What is standards-based grading?. Grading based on the academic achievement of the student Establishes clear guidelines for proficiency (rubrics)

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Standards - Based Grading

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  1. Standards - Based Grading Mesa County Valley School District #51

  2. What is standards-based grading? • Grading based on the academic achievement of the student • Establishes clear guidelines for proficiency (rubrics) • Compares each students’ performance to preset standards, not to the performance of other students • Uses trends and most recent evidence of learning

  3. What is standards-based grading? • Report academic achievement separately from learning behaviors • Achievement = what students know, understand, and are able to do • Learning Behaviors = Collaboration, Work Ethic, Personal Responsibility, Civic Responsibility (only reported, does not affect GPA)

  4. Why standards-based grading? • The purpose of a grade is to communicate progress and achievement to parents and students • Standards-Based Grading (SBG) gives a clear picture of academic achievement aligned to the content standards (What students need to know and be able to do at their grade level)

  5. Benefits • Helps teachers and students focus and adjust instruction and learning • Teaches students what quality looks like • Student revision of work leads to higher learning and improved accountability and engagement • Rewards students for academic growth

  6. Benefits • Reports most recent evidence and trends of student learning • Gives students, parents, and teachers a clear picture of learning • Improves student motivation

  7. D 51 Common Rubric

  8. D51 Learning Behaviors Rubric

  9. D51 Learning Behaviors Rubric Continued

  10. Improvements in grading practices • Use of common 4 point rubric in scores column • Common learning behavior rubric • Academic achievement and learning behaviors reported separately

  11. Parent Bridge Content Standard Current Academic Grade Grade-Level Expectation (GLE)

  12. Parent Bridge Assignment Name Possible Score will always be out of 4 Score Earned

  13. Parent Bridge Link to Learning Behavior (LB) rubric Learning Behavior (LB)

  14. Report Card Example Academic Grade Learning Behavior Grade

  15. You Will See More of This • Opportunities to revise and improve (Be rewarded for growth) • Rubrics and scoring guides • Students can explain expectations for “proficient” work

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