Grading in a Differentiated Classroom

The use of letter grades (e.g., A, B, C, and D) on report cards is....

• Modern

• Traditional

Our teaching philosophies and instructional practices are NOT shaped by grading systems

• True

• False

What will happen If we consistently engage in assessment practices that reflect our best knowledge of teaching and learning?

• Negative grading practices will follow

• Positive grading practices will follow

We should report on student proficiency with designated competencies, goals, or standards, not on their status relative to one another.

• True

• False

Teachers should do (_____) grading of student work

• More

• Less

Choose more than one answer: When it's time for report cards, use 3-P grading. the teacher tracks and reports a student's based on:

• Performance

• Grade

• Process

• Progress

Teachers do not track and report a student performance, process and progress

• True

• False

Standards-based grading: indicates the degree of mastery a student has demonstrated at specified points in time on delineated standards or goals

• True

• False

Portfolio-type assessment and reporting: focuses on actual samples of teaching performance

• True

• False

In a differentiated classroom students often work at different paces and are assessed according to varied learning goals.

• True

• False