Fenn, April_MED_2020

Title Fenn, April_MED_2020
Alternative Title GRADING REFORM: FROM TRADITIONAL TO STANDARDS-BASED GRADING
Creator Fenn, April
Collection Name Master of Education
Description A final grade should be an accurate reflection of student content mastery and should communicate the whole story of what students know. The traditional grading system is outdated and is an inaccurate report of students' genuine learning because the final grade is an average of multiple items placed on a report card that have little to do with learning (Kohn, 1999). Research shows fundamental issues and inconsistencies with the grading procedures that have been commonly accepted and used throughout the United States for decades. A traditional grading system has several inconsistencies (i.e. non-academic behaviors, not accepting late work, assigning zeros for missed assignments, teacher subjectivity, etc.). Canady and Hotchkiss (1989) reported, "inconsistent grading practices within a school, from teacher to teacher, and by the same teacher from one grading period to another add to grading inconsistencies" (p. 69). The students' grade is an average of standards or skills learned and depends on which standards or skills are chosen to teach, the final grade may not accurately tell the whole story of what students know. Traditional grading systems have been generated based on teachers' subjectivity and reins of control (O'Connor, 2011; Wormeli, 2011), and consequently, the students' learning experience is often compromised and misreported. Unfortunately, traditional grading is not a fair representation of students' knowledge or ability to demonstrate a skill(s).
Subject Education; Curriculum change; Curriculum-based assessment--United States
Keywords Content mastery; Grading systems; Learning
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University
Date 2020
Language eng
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce their theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records; Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Stewart Library, Weber State University
OCR Text Show
Format application/pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s66kh7eg
Setname wsu_smt
ID 96807
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s66kh7eg
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