All posts tagged "grading system"
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Though a work in progress, Standards-based grading shows true measure of student learning
The controversy around standards-based grading has reached a fever pitch in the last few weeks. A petition signed by over 800 students calls for the...
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New system gives meaning to grading
The idea of standards-based grading started in elementary schools a few years ago according to Pam Zeigler, director of elementary education. “The elementary schools switched...
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Making the Grade: Three high school courses piloting standards-based assessments
This year marks the second year of Cedar Falls High School’s plan to transition from percent based grading to learning based grading. The school is...
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Colleges returning to using standardized testing for admissions
Standardized testing has long been debated over. Now with many colleges after the pandemic requiring SAT scores again to apply, many students struggle to rise above their scores. These...
