Using the Standards-Based Gradebook as a Teacher
Standards-based
What is traditional grading ?
Traditional
85+75+63+91 = 314/4 = 78.5 average
Because traditional grading is just an average of a student's scores, it doesn't highlight whether their skills are getting better, staying the same, or getting worse over time.
What is standards-based grading ?
Standards-based
With standards-based
Assignment: Esperanza Rising essay
Standard |
Score |
---|---|
Introduce claims |
3 |
Support claims |
2 |
Cohesion |
3 |
Formal style |
3 |
Conclusion |
2 |
You can use your Aspen
What is the Power Law Trend?
The Power Law Trend references each score you enter for a student, and predicts the next score that student would receive if evaluated for that standard again.
For example, William Smith's end-of-term Trend score for the Comprehends the Main Idea standard is 2.7. Essentially, the calculated Trend score predicts the student would receive 2.7 the next time they are scored on this standard:
The Power Law determines, through an intricate formula, how the student is progressing in meeting each standard. It does not average the scores, which would give equal weight to a score the student earned at the beginning of the marking period and one earned at the end of the marking period. Instead, the Power Law Trend calculates a score that measures the student's progress over the entire marking period (giving more weight to later assignments).
This way, each student can receive several scores for each class – one for each reporting standard used in that class.
Tip: The more assignments you link to a standard, the better picture you'll get about student mastery of it. As you grade the assignments, a trend emerges. |
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