Grading & Reporting

Determining grades should include:

Body of Evidence

Use work samples, data and student products to determine the level of mastery

Professional Judgement

Take into account each student's specific needs and educational goals

Equitable Standards

Scoring should reflect equitable practices and avoid punitive scores that correspond to specific student behavior

The Guideline

The purpose of the guideline is to support learning and guide teachers to examine all aspects of learning with professional judgement, encouraging student success.

The key elements:

Grades should be determined by the use of logic rules
Understand the limits of the mean and examine the appropriateness of each measure as a central standard
Determine how various factors affecting grades should be weighted
Reconsider the use of zeros for missing work
Promote the use of levels or rubrics to score for mastery

Measures of Central Tendency

grades based on averaging only have meaning when based on repeated measurements of the same standard. Traditionally, the mean of all scores is used for grading.

The Median Alternative

The median is the middle value of the data listed in numerical order. Often, a student will score higher using the median in place of the mean, and this score will reflect a more accurate level of learning

Final Grading Tips

grading plans need to be based primarily on learning goals and/or assessment methods
weight marks when necessary
consider the variability of scores when weighting
recognize zeros as inaccurate measures that promote compliance, not learning
Avoid a strictly numerical approach
Use logic rules to determine subject grades
Utilize student involvement in grading

What is FAST grading?

FAIR- equity in opportunity to demonstrate learning, not uniformity of assessment

ACCURATE- grades should reflect accuracy in achievement, while behaviors that may affect learning are reported separately

SPECIFIC GRADES- based on standards or learning goals, not points or percentages

TIMELY- grades should be given with ample time to adapt teaching and learning based on data

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