Standards-Based Teaching, Learning and Grading Resources

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Standards-Based Teaching, Learning and Grading Resources

The following articles will provide some background and insight into the research and benefits of Standards-Based Teaching, Learning and Grading:

Brookhart, Susan M. “Starting the Conversation About Grading.” Educational Leadership. November 2011.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov11/vol69/num03/Starting-the-Conversation-About-Grading.aspx

Guskey, Thomas R. and Lee Ann Jung. “The Challenges of Standards-Based Grading.” Leadership Compass. Winter 2006.
http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Leadership_Compass/2006/LC2006v4n2a3.pdf

Guskey, Thomas R. “Five Obstacles to Grading Reform.” Educational Leadership. November 2011.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov11/vol69/num03/Five-Obstacles-to-Grading-Reform.aspx

Guskey, Thomas R. and Lee Ann Jung. “Grading and Reporting in a Standards-Based Environment: Implications for Students with Special Needs.” April 2009.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED509343.pdf

Guskey, Thomas R., Lee Ann Jung and Gerry M. Swan. “Grades that mean something: Kentucky develops standards-based report cards a group of teachers, school leaders, and education researchers create report cards that link course grades to student progress on mastering state standards.” Phi Delta Kappan. October 2011.
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA270292730&v=2.1&u=mlin_n_nams&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w
(Note: If you have trouble accessing this document, click this link first and then click the link above)

MacTighe, Jay and Ken O’Connor. “Seven Practices for Effective Learning.” Educational Leadership. November 2005.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov05/vol63/num03/Seven-Practices-for-Effective-Learning.aspx

Oliver, Bruce. “Making the Case for Standards-Based Grading.” Just for the ASKing! January 2011.
http://essentialeducator.org/?p=3415

Roscoria, Tanya. “3 Reasons Why School Districts Change Grading Practices.” Converge. 31 January 2012.http://www.convergemag.com/policy/Grading-Practices.html

Scriffiny, Patricia L. “Seven Reasons for Standards-Based Grading.” Educational Leadership. October 2008.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/oct08/vol66/num02/Seven_Reasons_for_Standards-Based_Grading.aspx

Walker, Karen. “Research Brief: Grading.” the Principals’ Partnership. March 2006.
http://www.rfsd.k12.co.us/pdfs/grading.pdf