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Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
This page includes resources mentioned in the paper Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education (CompetencyWorks 2014), including examples from districts, blog posts written by practitioners, and links to all the resources mentioned in the paper. If you are new to competency education, you might want to read The Art and Science of Designing Competencies and The Learning Edge: Supporting Student Success in a Competency-Based Learning Environment, both found at CompetencyWorks.
On April 24, 2014, Abbie Forbus and Brett Grimm from Lindsay Unified High School, described their grading practices. Attached are resources mentioned in the webinar:
Examples of Grading Practices in Competency-based Schools
Casco Bay Charter School, Portland Oregon
Sanborn Regional High School, New Hampshire
Lindsay Unified School District, California
Diploma Plus
RSU2
Mt. Ararat Middle School, Maine
Hawaii
- Hawaii Standards-based Report Card (Please note: schools may be using standards-based or standard-referenced policies. In standards-referenced, students move on without reaching proficiency.)
Blog Posts
Links to Resources Mentioned in the Paper
- Other Resources
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Camille A. Farrington and Margaret H. Small, “A New Model of Student Assessment for the 21st Century” (American Youth Policy Forum, 2008)
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Thomas R. Guskey, Five Obstacles to Grading Reform
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John Hattie and Helen Timperley, The Power of Feedback, Review of Educational Research (2007)
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Robert J. Marzano, “The Art and Science of Teaching/When Students Track Their Progress” Educational Leadership 67 (2009): 86–87.
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Greg Palmer, “Demystifying Standards”
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Jack Schneider, College of the Holy Cross, and Ethan Hutt, University of Maryland, College Park, “Making the Grade: A History of the A–F Marking Scheme,” retrieved November 1, 2013
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Laura Shubilla and Chris Sturgis, “The Learning Edge: Supporting Student Success in a Competency-Based Learning Environment,” CompetencyWorks (2012): 13.
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Stiggins, Rick. “Assessment FOR Learning, the Achievement Gap, and Truly Effective Schools,” a presentation at the Educational Testing Service and College Board conference, Educational Testing in America: State Assessments, Achievement Gaps, National Policy and Innovations. Washington, DC, September 8, 2008.
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Chris Sturgis, The Art and Science of Designing Competency Frameworks,” CompetencyWorks (2012).
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Grant Wiggins on Grading
Want More? Here are some more resources on grading and transcripts
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