Annotated Bibliography
Books/Journals/Articles
Bailey,
J.M., & Guskey, T.R. (2010) Developing
standards-based report cards. Thousand Oaks,
CA: Corwin.
*This is a thorough book
co-written by Bailey and Guskey with guidelines and helpful instructions on how
to develop standards-based report cards.
Before the authors go into how to write, they first give background
information as to why there is a need for standards-based report cards rather
than traditional report cards.
Guskey, T. R.,
& Jung, L. A. (2006) The challenges of standards-based grading. Leadership Compass, 4(2), 1-4.
*This is a beautifully written document that looks at the negative impacts
of standards-based grading. It lists
four specific reasons as to why it would be difficult to switch to this type of
system as well as challenges it presents.
Guskey, T. R.,
& Jung, L. A. (2010) Grading exceptional learners. Educational Leadership, 67(5), 31-35.
*This is a very helpful article that is a wonderful resource for teachers on
how to grade students with disabilities and/or English Language Learners. It provides five different
steps/strategies. What is also great
about this article is that it provides different myths about grading exceptional
students.
Marzano, R.J.
(2010). Formative assessment and
standards-based grading: classroom strategies that
work. Blooming, IN: Marzano Research Laboratory.
*This is an amazing resource for teachers just starting to implement
standards-based grading into their classroom or even for teachers who have
already been practicing this type of assessment. Marzano goes in depth on how to design and
set up standards-based grading and makes it extremely flexible to virtually fit
into any classroom.
New York Times
article http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/education/25cards.html
*This is an interesting article taken from a suburban elementary school in
Pelham, NY. Prospect Hill Elementary
made the change from traditional grades (A, B, C, etc.) to standards-based
grading. The article presents the push
back from the parents and the struggles the teachers and administers had to
overcome.
O’Connor, K.
(2011). A repair kit for grading. 15
fixes for broken grades. Boston, MA: Pearson
Education Inc.
*This is an amazing book that gives 15 great solutions on how to help solve
the problem of inconsistent grading. It
is a quick, intriguing read that was just updated in 2011. It is current and the ideas given are realistic
and are broken down into four different catagories. I would recommend this book to all teachers
and administrators.
Oliver, B.
(2011) Making the case for standards-based grading. Just
for the Asking!, 8(1).
*This is an amazing article that answers so many of the frequently asked
questions about standards-based grading.
It opens with a catchy story and concludes with thought provoking
questions that encourage you to take a look at your own practice.
Popham, W.J.
(2001) The truth about testing: an
educator’s call to action. Danvers, MA: ASCD.
*This is a quick, easy, and interesting read on Popham’s perspectives of
high-stakes testing in the classroom as well as standardized tests in the
classroom. He offers a unique look and
challenges you to think outside of the box.
Scriffiny, P.
L. (2008) Seven reasons for standards-based grading. Educational Leadership, 66(2),
70-74.
*This article is another example of the pros of
standards-based grading. The article
list seven various reasons as to why it is so beneficial to incorporate
standards-based grading into the classrooms.
It gives concrete examples and is very straight forward.
Tomlinson, C.A. (2000) Reconcilable differences? Standards-based teaching and differentiation.
Educational Leadership, 58(1), 6-11.
*This is a very matter of fact article that explains the connection between
differentiation and standards-based teaching.
It gives an interesting perspective on the harmful effects that
standards-based teaching has on students as well as the positives.
Web-Based
Resources
Always Formative
*A great blog
with useful resources on how to get started with standards-based grading in
your classroom. This blog also contains
links to other great sites with good information.
Standards-Based Grading Resources
*This is a
teacher created wiki space that offers links to other great websites and
articles supporting standards-based grading.
It also contains two great videos that speak to the issues of late work
and grading homework. I highly encourage
you to watch these videos with an open mind.
The Standards-Based School- 5 Easy
Steps
*Great blog for resources and ideas
on how to implement standards-based grading into
a classroom. Another wonderful aspect is
that the comments on the blog are also
very beneficial.
Q and A with Robert J. Marzano
*Intriguing
website where Marzano answer a series of questions on standards-based
grading. He offers his thoughts and
insights.
You tube
video- The Reason Behind Standards-Based Grading http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNKHF5ywouQ
*This is a great
short video that focuses on why we
need to make the switch to standards-based grading. It gives a wonderful analogy of a football
player and how he is being “graded”.
Again, this video also drives the point of parents understanding their
child’s grade and
what that means.
You tube
video- What is Standards-Based Grading? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3dyJAkYsew
*This is a quick four and a half minute video that goes
over the basics of what standards-based grading is. It gives great examples as well as
non-examples and even goes into detail about how GPA is calculated. Another great aspect is that it focuses on
student’s understanding of their own grades and parent involvement.
You tube video- The Problem with
Standards-Based Grading
*This is an
interesting take from the perspective of a high school student on
standards-based grading. He gives his
reasons for not liking it and backs it up with logical thinking.
You tube video- Standards-Based
Report Card
*This is an
example video that is directed to parents explaining how their child’s report
is going to change as well as why it is going to change. It goes into great detail on what exactly the
parents should expect and how it will help them.
You tube video- Standard-Based
Report Card Cartoon
*This
is a cartoon with some light humor and truth about the problems with our current
grading system.
You tube video- Example of
Elementary School Roll-Out plan
*This is a
quality example of one school that has changed from traditional reporting to
standards-based grading and reporting.
It is key to explain the need for it before going into detail of how it
is going to work, and this school did a wonderful job of that.
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