"Grades should provide meaningful feedback to students, document their progress, and help teachers make decisions about what instruction a student needs next (Wormeli, 2006)."
Buckmiller, Tom. Cover Page Title: What Does the Research Say about Standards-Based Grading? A Research Primer. 2016.
"Thus, the power of SBG lies in the opportunity for a more nuanced and focused conversation between parents and teachers...(Spencer, 2012)."
Buckmiller, Tom. Cover Page Title: What Does the Research Say about Standards-Based Grading? A Research Primer. 2016.
These conversations help to define areas of strength, academic goals areas, and more specifically how to support student progress and learning.
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