Standard-Based Scoring vs Grading: A Classroom Guide - Paperback

by Danelle Elder (Author)

Standard-Based Scoring vs Grading is the second book in the Standard-Based Classroom Guide Series by Danelle Elder. Standard-Based Scoring vs Grading provides educators with a walk-through method that guides the teacher through a process to develop a gradebook that supports standard-based grading. Templates are provided for personal use by teachers or as a professional development aid. It also provides educators with a review of proper rubric construction needed to develop a proper standard-based assessment. Standard-Based Scoring vs Grading contrast the percentages of the traditional mean system of grading with percentages that are needed in a standard-based gradebook. It gives examples of properly scored and improperly scored student assessments. Templates provided help teachers to score student work then convert those scores into a standard-based letter grade. The method shown in Standard-Based Scoring vs Grading can be used with any state standards, Common Core or Next Generation standard. It also gives educators a method of evaluating student behavior separately from the scores for academic progress.

Author Biography

Danelle Elder is a science and STEM for Spokane Schools in Spokane, Washington State. She has taught middle school and high school for nearly thirty years. She is the Author of the Standard-Based Classroom Guide Series: Book 1- Standard-Based Teaching: A Classroom Guide Book 2- Standard-Based Scoring vs Grading: A Classroom Guide Series Book 3- Standard-Based Journaling: A Classroom Guide Series. Danelle has taught science method classes at Whitworth University, in Spokane and has also also teaches science as a virtual learning teacher. Before she became a teacher, she was a precious-metal and rare-earth geologist. She has a Bachelor's of Science in Geology, a Bachelor's of Arts in Education and an Interdisciplinary Master's in Education and Geology. She was born in Richland, Washington.