1. Standards Based Grading: An Intro Gerry Swan

2. All men can see the tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved. - Sun Tzu

3. What is the most annoying response?

4. “When people ask you why you did it and you say I don't know. That’s brain damage.”

5. "The revised report cards are known as standard space report cards and are already in use with kindergarten students," Thannum said. "It is an expanded report card that shows more information." The Carroll Independent School District (Carroll ISD) is an independent PK-12 school district serving the city of Southlake, Texas (USA)

6. "The revised report cards are known as standard space report cards and are already in use with kindergarten students," Thannum said. "It is an expanded report card that shows more information." The Carroll Independent School District (Carroll ISD) is an independent PK-12 school district serving the city of Southlake, Texas (USA)

8. What does/could this mean?

9. Grading Criteria 1. Product Criteria 1. Product Criteria 2. Process Criteria 2. Process Criteria 3. Progress Criteria 3. Progress Criteria 1. Product Criteria 1. Product Criteria 2. Process Criteria 2. Process Criteria 3. Progress Criteria 3. Progress Criteria

10. Ghostbusters Rule

11. Does Rudy get an ‘A’?

12. Let’s Grade Rudy CAcademic Performance DFootball Skill A+Ability to absorb hits A+Preparation A++Persistence “You're 5 feet nothin', a 100 and nothin', and you got hardly a speck of athletic ability and you hung in with the best college football team in the land for two years”

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23. Does it have face value?

24. Questionnaire Items % that selected (n=116) SDDASA The amount of information offered 514648 The quality of information provided 415738 The clarity of the information included 715537 The ease of understanding the information 265537 Parent Perceptions

25. Questionnaire Items % that selected (n=70) SDDASA The standards based report provides a thorough picture of my child’s academic life. 375436 The standards based report is easily understood. 224749 I prefer the standards based report to the traditional report card. 5233537 letter grade should reflect academic achievement and other processes (conduct, attitude, participation, effort, etc.) should be reported separately. 195337 Parent Perceptions

26. Is it meaningful?

27. GradeSpearman Rho Coefficient Kindergarten.576 First Grade.760 Second Grade.694 Q4 Composite Grade and Spring MAP

28. SchoolELA CorrelationMath Correlation A.698.717 B.400.467 C.752.671 D.796.793 E.731.760 F.735.769 G.625.719 H.790.768 I.737.783 J.740.717 Q4 Composite Grade and KPREP

29. ρ = 0.93

32. 4321 Distinguished5734 Proficient8716612 Apprentice24167804 Novice1599422 K-PREP Grade Alignment

33. ABCD/F Distinguished5734 Proficient8716612 Apprentice24167804 Novice1599422 K-PREP Grade Alignment

34. ABCDF 426721 3104803234 2471271104211 1819464830 Course Grades Exam Levels Danger

35. ABCF 4 26721 3 10480323 2 4712711042 1 8194648 ratios 70%37%17%95% Course Grades Exam Levels Most alignment noise happens here Column ratios can help determine problems in grading requirements. Districts should decide what grade levels mean and use that to determine target ratios. Most alignment noise happens here

36. 4321 Distinguished5734 Proficient8716612 Apprentice24167804 Novice1599422 85%47%94%100% K-PREP Grade Alignment

37. ABCD/F Distinguished5734 Proficient8716612 Apprentice24167804 Novice1599422 85%47%94%100% K-PREP Grade Alignment

38. Standards Based Grading requires Coherent & Consistent Professional Judgment!

39. What’s an A?

40. Which block is more dense?

41. A guy sitting in a boat has a huge 200lb rock with him. The boat is floating in an enclosed pool of water. The rock is thrown overboard and sinks. What happens to the level of water on the side of the pool? And why?

42. This is not Fleetwood Mac

43. You can’t go your own way

44. Mathematical Precision is Not A Grading Policy & can get you into trouble

51. We need to Challenge & Change Our Professional Practice

52. When you build something you’re going to need to fasten stuff

57. In determining grades we have to “fasten” pieces of evidence together.

58. Why limit ourselves to using the nail of grading (averaging of percentage scores)?

59. What % of the total grade should EOC exams count? Consider this burning question:

60. 20%, 30%, 40%

61. Take this student…. Q1 = 58% Q2 = 68% Q3 = 77% Q4 = 85% EOC = 90%

62. 73.6% = C

63. What if we said a student that scores > 80% on the EOC must get at least a C?

64. What if we said a student must score at least 80% on the EOC to get an A?

65. I’m not saying percentages are bad, but they are just one type of fastener.

66. When you build your new structure, look at all your options.

67. Targets are important, but are specific things we teach to help students get at a larger theme. Assessing at the strand level keeps the focus on the idea, makes a natural aggregation point (and makes it more manageable). Strand

68. Why do we have to put one grade?

74. Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Assignment 4 Assignment 5 Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3 Strand 1Strand 2Strand 3 AssignmentA1A2A4A5A1A2A3A4A5A1A3A5 Final Jane434412333423

75. Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Assignment 4 Assignment 5 Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3 Strand 1Strand 2Strand 3 AssignmentA1A2A4A5A1A2A3A4A5A1A3A5 Final Jane434412333423

76. Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Assignment 4 Assignment 5 Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3 Strand 1Strand 2Strand 3 AssignmentA1A2A4A5A1A2A3A4A5A1A3A5 Final Jane434412333423

77. Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Assignment 3 Assignment 4 Assignment 5 Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3 Strand 1Strand 2Strand 3 AssignmentA1A2A4A5A1A2A3A4A5A1A3A5 Final Jane434412333423

78. 3Overall Achievement 4Strand 1 3Strand 2 2Strand 3 Strand 1Strand 2Strand 3 AssignmentA1A2A4A5A1A2A3A4A5A1A3A5 Overall Jane434412333422 ++Teamwork +HW

79. Overall Achievement Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3 ++Teamwork HW Category: Strand 1 Assignment 14 Assignment 23 Assignment 44 Assignment 54 Category: Strand 2 Assignment 11 Assignment 22 Assignment 33 Assignment 43 Assignment 53 Category: Strand 3 Assignment 14 Assignment 32 Assignment 52 Category: HW Homework 13 Homework 23 Homework etc.0 Class X for John Doe

80. 3Overall Achievement 4Strand 1 3Strand 2 2Strand 3 ++Teamwork +HW Category: Strand 1 Assignment 14 Assignment 23 Assignment 44 Assignment 54 Category: Strand 2 Assignment 11 Assignment 22 Assignment 33 Assignment 43 Assignment 53 Category: Strand 3 Assignment 14 Assignment 32 Assignment 52 Category: HW Homework 13 Homework 23 Homework etc.0 Class X for John Doe

81. Project 1Project 2Project 3Project 4Project 5Final Jen BABBC James BAABB Jeremy CCCBB Jessica AAABC Jane ABBAB

83. Grading requires Thoughtful & Informed Professional Judgment!

85. Percentagesto Scalesto Percentages 924100 954100 914100 89375 76250 65125 78250 83375 85375 87375 84.12.972.5 Check your math

86. DistinguishedProficientBasic Proficiency Developing Questions & Planning Inquiries Applying Disciplinary Tools & Concepts Evaluating Sources & Using Evidence Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action