FPS - Standards-Based Grading

15 Fixes For Broken Grades

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FIX 1: DO NOT COUNT STUDENT BEHAVIORS IN GRADING

FIX 2: DON'T PENALIZE ASSIGNMENTS FOR BEING LATE

FIX 3: DON'T GIVE POINTS FOR EXTRA CREDIT OR GIVE BONUS POINTS

FIX 4: DON'T PUNISH ACADEMIC DISHONESTY WITH REDUCED GRADES

FIX 5: DON'T USE ATTENDANCE AS A FACTOR OF A GRADE

FIX 6: DON'T USE GROUP GRADES - ONLY USE INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT EVIDENCE

FIX 7: DON’T ORGANIZE INFORMATION IN GRADING RECORDS BY ASSESSMENT METHODS OR SIMPLY SUMMARIZE INTO A SINGLE GRADE - ORGANIZE AND REPORT EVIDENCE BY STANDARDS/LEARNING GOALS.

FIX 8: DON’T ASSIGN GRADES USING INAPPROPRIATE OR UNCLEAR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

FIX 9: DON’T ASSIGN GRADES BASED ON GRADES OF OTHER STUDENTS (GRADING SYSTEM WHERE WE “CURVE” SCORES)

FIX 10: DON’T RELY ON EVIDENCE GATHERED USING ASSESSMENTS THAT FAIL TO MEET STANDARDS OF QUALITY - RELY ONLY ON QUALITY ASSESSMENTS

FIX 11: DON'T RELY ON THE MEAN - CONSIDER OTHER MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY

FIX 12: DON'T INCLUDE ZEROS IN GRADE DETERMINATION WHEN EVIDENCE IS MISSING OR AS PUNISHMENT

FIX 13: ONLY USE SUMMATIVE DATA IN GRADE REPORTING (NOTHING FORMATIVE)

FIX 14: EMPHASIZE MOST RECENT ACHIEVEMENT IN GRADES RATHER THAN SUMMARIZING EVIDENCE ACCUMULATING OVER TIME

FIX 15: STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF ASSESSMENT AND GRADING

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