Description

Implement standards-based grading practices that accurately and equitably report student achievement!

Standards-based education poses a variety of challenges for grading and reporting practices. This edited volume examines critical issues in standards-based grading and provides specific suggestions for improving policies and practices at the school and classroom levels. The chapters:

Describe traditional school practices that inhibit the implementation of standards-based grading
Address how teachers can assign fair and accurate grades to English language learners and students with special needs
Examine legal issues related to grading
Discuss why report card grades and large-scale assessment scores may vary
Offer communication strategies with parents