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Using Essential Questions Instead of Multiple Prayer Tests(Dipping my toe into the pool ofStandards Based Grading)

Eric LanghorstSouth Valley Jr. High - Liberty, MissouriPhoto by beexxohh, Flickr

Eric Langhorst8th Grade American HistorySouth Valley Junior High

Liberty, Missouri

[email protected] : @elanghorst

www.speakingofhistory.com

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Standards Based Grading

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Hi. My name is Eric and I have a grading problem.

Eric

My Standards Based Journey

Photo from Echo9er, Flickr


How I have assessed students in the past



Why I think I need to change my grading practices




What is Standards Based Grading





Creating my foundation for Standards Based Grading

The PastHow did I get here?


Multiple choice tests at end of unit


Some projects / assignments during unit


Points taken off for late work


If work is not turned on time then assigned a 0

0

Why Change?Why should I create chaos for myself?


Just move on after the unit test, no chance to reteach or help students master the standard


Becomes hopeless if miss a couple of assignments


Grades depend as much on timing as knowledge


Grade didn’t really reflect how much the student learned


Is the grade I give my students based on their learning or “The Promise”

What is Standards Based Grading?

Basic concepts


Student achievement is divided into specific tasks instead of an overall grade for an entire course

The specific tasks are generally determined by state and local standards

“Think of a baseball card — when you looked at Mickey Mantle’s card, it didn’t say an A on the back.

It included his fielding average, hitting average, homeruns — then you know why he’s a good player.

Why would we give a student just one grade?” – Robert Marzano


Students provided more feedback on their performance on the assessment

Students are provided opportunities to take the assessment again


The emphasis for the “grades” are placed on specific formative assessments, not on smaller assignments or homework

Next YearMy plan for 2011/12


Dividing each unit I teach into the standards required by the state and my district for 8th grade social studies


Creating essential skills to match my Articles of the Week assignments


Developing more ways to model and demonstrate what quality work is in my class


Providing more feedback to students through frequent formative assessments – exit cards, clickers, reflections


Creating a system to allow students to retake assessments when they have demonstrated they have done additional work

Rick Wormeli – video from YouTube http://youtu.be/TM-3PFfIfvI


Adjusting the 1,2,3,4 scale to the 100 point system for the gradebook

100%

Next year our district will use this conversion for teachers using standard based grading

4 1003.5 983 932.5 852 781.5 701 65.5 60


Communicating the new system with parents and providing updates on its implementation


Creating a system to manage scores on assessments and attempts by students


Include a portion on the grade report for effort, discipline, tardies, attendance

Using Essential Questions Instead of Multiple Prayer Tests(Dipping my toe into the pool ofStandards Based Grading)

Eric LanghorstSouth Valley Jr. High - Liberty, MissouriPhoto by beexxohh, Flickr

standards based grading - msta change agent conference

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