ERIC Number: EJ1002979
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Nov
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-127X
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Standards-Based Grading: New Report Cards Aim to Make Mastery Clear
Spencer, Kyle
Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v78 n3 p4-10 Nov 2012
A growing band of teachers, schools, and entire districts have put their faith in standards-based grading, an innovative, albeit complex and sometimes controversial, method that aims to make grades more meaningful. A standards-based report card contains an overall grade for each course but also indicates how well a student has mastered each of the class's several standards. As well, while traditional end-of-course grades are the final products of many factors, including quizzes, homework, behavior, and attendance, with standards-based grading nothing but mastery matters. Standards-based grades account for nonacademic elements very minimally or not at all. This article describes how standards-based grading works and discusses some pros and cons regarding the controversial method.
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Report Cards, Tests, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Mastery Learning, State Standards, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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