Eight Steps to Meaningful Grading

What is the difference between traditional grading and standard-based grading?

·        Traditional grading is grading based on behavior, class work, practice, attendance, neatness, etc.

·         Standard-based grading is grading based on test especially summative assessment.

The 8 steps:

1.       Teacher need to learn more about standard based grading. (a grade should communicate mastery of learning standard, homework should not be included in the grade, learning may take more than one attempt)

2.       Teacher need to have partner, educate and involve the school admin, counselor, and the other support staff.

3.       Teacher need to make a lesson plan based on the learning standard.

4.       Teacher need to follow the pattern of the lesson plan.

5.    Every student need to have a chance of practice. The practice assessment can help the teacher to know student’s ability.

6.       Teacher need to evaluate the student using some tests.

7.       Teacher need to give the student a second chance until student mastery the lessons.

8.       Teacher need to have data (record) of student score which is help the teacher to keep eye of student ability.

Conclusion:

A grade should communicate mastery of learning standard. Standard based grading result has bigger effect in student learning than traditional grading

Homework is essential but should be not include in grading.

Learning need more than one attempt. Teacher should give student opportunity to be success in learning the material.

My idea:

Grading is important for the teacher to know the student ability, but grading is not the student result. I just thinking about the human right about everyone is have education right. Both tradition and standard-based grading is important. We can’t judge someone ability only because he/she fail in one subject or passed only in one subject. Everybody is different.