Standards Based Grading
STANDARDS BASED GRADES
I will be using standards-based grading (SBG) this year. With SBG, every assessment will be used to determine student mastery of content. The progress and growth of each students will be the focus.
Also with SBG, every assessment, assignment, and activity is linked to a learning target. A learning target is a statement of the important skills and concepts that students will master within a unit.
For every unit, students will take a pre-assessment, a short formative assessment for each learning target, a mid-chapter assessment, an end of chapter assessment, and a post assessment.
Also with SBG, every assessment, assignment, and activity is linked to a learning target. A learning target is a statement of the important skills and concepts that students will master within a unit.
For every unit, students will take a pre-assessment, a short formative assessment for each learning target, a mid-chapter assessment, an end of chapter assessment, and a post assessment.
Types of Assessments
Formative Assessments: These are grades that are used to gain information on the students learning they are recorded in the gradebook so you see your students progress but are not part of the final grade.
Pre-Assessments:
Students will take a pre-assessment at the beginning of each chapter to determine their mastery of the learning targets. The pre-assessment will be divided into the different learning targets for chapter.
Short Formative Assessments for each Target:
Students will take a short formative assessment after each learning target. These assessments will typically be one problem but no more than three problems. Each assessment will be based on a learning target and will allow me to see if students have mastered each learning target.
Mid-Unit Assessment:
The mid-unit assessment will given when half of the learning targets have been learned. This assessment will allow me to see how many targets students have mastered halfway through the chapter.
Summative Assessments: These are used to grade the students understanding of the learning targets. They are counted towards their final grade for the class.
End of Unit Assessment:
Students will take end of unit assessment at the end of the unit to determine their overall mastery of learning targets. The assessment will be divided into the different learning targets for the unit. This will be graded on a percent scale
Post-Assessment:
Students will take post-assessment at the end if they didn't master the end of unit assessment. The post-assessment will be divided into the different learning targets for the chapter and each student and will replace the end of unit assessment.
Pre-Assessments:
Students will take a pre-assessment at the beginning of each chapter to determine their mastery of the learning targets. The pre-assessment will be divided into the different learning targets for chapter.
Short Formative Assessments for each Target:
Students will take a short formative assessment after each learning target. These assessments will typically be one problem but no more than three problems. Each assessment will be based on a learning target and will allow me to see if students have mastered each learning target.
Mid-Unit Assessment:
The mid-unit assessment will given when half of the learning targets have been learned. This assessment will allow me to see how many targets students have mastered halfway through the chapter.
Summative Assessments: These are used to grade the students understanding of the learning targets. They are counted towards their final grade for the class.
End of Unit Assessment:
Students will take end of unit assessment at the end of the unit to determine their overall mastery of learning targets. The assessment will be divided into the different learning targets for the unit. This will be graded on a percent scale
Post-Assessment:
Students will take post-assessment at the end if they didn't master the end of unit assessment. The post-assessment will be divided into the different learning targets for the chapter and each student and will replace the end of unit assessment.
Level of Mastery
Instead of percentage grades, students will receive levels of mastery on their various assessments. These levels will help students determine their area of need and next steps.
Level 1: All questions are incorrect. There are some questions where work is not shown
Level 1.5: All questions are incorrect. Work is shown for ALL questions.
Level 2: Some questions are incorrect and some questions are correct. There are some questions where students have not shown work.
Level 2.5: Some questions are incorrect and some questions are correct. Work is shown for ALL questions.
Level 3: Most questions are correct. Incorrect answers are because of simple mistakes. Work is shown for ALL questions.
Level 3.5: All questions are correct. There are some questions where students have not shown work.
Level 4: All answers are correct. Work is shown for ALL questions.
Level 1: All questions are incorrect. There are some questions where work is not shown
Level 1.5: All questions are incorrect. Work is shown for ALL questions.
Level 2: Some questions are incorrect and some questions are correct. There are some questions where students have not shown work.
Level 2.5: Some questions are incorrect and some questions are correct. Work is shown for ALL questions.
Level 3: Most questions are correct. Incorrect answers are because of simple mistakes. Work is shown for ALL questions.
Level 3.5: All questions are correct. There are some questions where students have not shown work.
Level 4: All answers are correct. Work is shown for ALL questions.
Next step based on levels
Level 1: Need More Help—This level is for students who do not yet know the content. Students at this level will be re-taught content and do additional practice in order to understand the content.
Level 2: Almost There—This level is for students who know some of the content but not all. Students at this level will receive guided practice, will be re-taught as needed, and do additional practice in order to understand the content.
Level 3: Simple Mistake—This level is for students who know the majority of the content but have made simple mistakes. Students at this level will receive help in identifying their mistakes and individual practice to check for understanding.
Level 4: Have It—This level is for students who know all of the content. Students at this level will receive extension activities to further their understanding.
Level 2: Almost There—This level is for students who know some of the content but not all. Students at this level will receive guided practice, will be re-taught as needed, and do additional practice in order to understand the content.
Level 3: Simple Mistake—This level is for students who know the majority of the content but have made simple mistakes. Students at this level will receive help in identifying their mistakes and individual practice to check for understanding.
Level 4: Have It—This level is for students who know all of the content. Students at this level will receive extension activities to further their understanding.
Grades in PowerSchool
When you look in PowerSchool, you will see the individual learning targets that students will be learning for each chapter and you will see the levels of mastery, either a 1, 2, 3, or 4 for each target.
Levels 3 and 4 are acceptable and means that students know enough of the content to be successful. Levels 1 and 2 means that students need to be re-taught and/or do more practice.
Practice will be done during class and if need students will be assigned individual homework. It is your students responsiblity to complete all their homework.
The only number grade that will be put into PowerSchool will be from the end of unit assessment, homework, and portfolio. Students will receive percentage grades for these assignments.
For example, there are 6 learning targets on a end of unit assessment. A student receives the following levels of mastery for each target:
The number score they would get for each target would be the following:
Target 1-80
Target 2-75
Target 3-70
Target 4-90
Target 5-100
Target 6-100
These scores would then be averaged together to find the grade for the end of unit assessment.
80 + 75 + 70 + 90 + 100 + 100 = 515
515/6 = 85.8 or 86
For this assessment, the student would receive an 86.
Levels 3 and 4 are acceptable and means that students know enough of the content to be successful. Levels 1 and 2 means that students need to be re-taught and/or do more practice.
Practice will be done during class and if need students will be assigned individual homework. It is your students responsiblity to complete all their homework.
The only number grade that will be put into PowerSchool will be from the end of unit assessment, homework, and portfolio. Students will receive percentage grades for these assignments.
For example, there are 6 learning targets on a end of unit assessment. A student receives the following levels of mastery for each target:
The number score they would get for each target would be the following:
Target 1-80
Target 2-75
Target 3-70
Target 4-90
Target 5-100
Target 6-100
These scores would then be averaged together to find the grade for the end of unit assessment.
80 + 75 + 70 + 90 + 100 + 100 = 515
515/6 = 85.8 or 86
For this assessment, the student would receive an 86.