Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Keywords
standards-based grading, classroom assessment, school leadership
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of School Administration Research and Development
Volume
4
Issue
1
First Page
35
Last Page
38
Abstract
Rather than awarding points for a combination of worksheet completion, quiz performance, in-class participation, and essay writing, standards-based grading separates academics from non-academic factors and communicates students' nonprogress towards mastery of course or grade-level standards. Some secondary schools are moving towards standards-based grading (SBG) in an attempt to produce more consistent grading practices, however the empirical evidence resulting from this change is mixed. The purpose of this article is to describe principles of standards-based grading, empirical support of SBG, and several common challenges secondary school leaders may face when considering this philosophical shift. Future research recommendations include exploring the perspectives of college students who graduate from high schools using SBG to understand the longer-term successes and shortcomings of the grading system.
Department
Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies
Original Publication Date
Summer 2019
Repository
UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Date Digital
2019
Copyright
©2019 Matt Townsley. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Townsley, Matt, "Considering Standards-based Grading: Challenges for Secondary School Leaders" (2019). Faculty Publications. 1.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/epfls_facpub/1
Comments
First published in The Journal of School Administration Research and Development, v.4 n.1 (Summer 2019), by California State University Fresno.