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Direct linkSmith, Michael A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Historically, final course grades of sixth- through eighth-grade language arts, mathematics, and eighth grade science students at the primary research site, Site A (pseudonym), suggest a high degree of grade inflation or disassociation when grade point averages (GPA) were compared to actual student performance levels as measured by annual state…
Descriptors: Grading, Fidelity, Action Research, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedVirgin, Robb – Social Studies, 2014
Many school districts across North America have turned to a framework for curriculum design and instruction called "Understanding by Design." Included in the framework is a call for teachers to create "essential questions" that provocatively ask students to consider and learn the "big ideas and core processes within the…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Curriculum Design, Questioning Techniques, Learner Controlled Instruction
Download full textKnaack, Susan; Kreuz, Allie; Zawlocki, Erin – Online Submission, 2012
This action research project report uses standard-based grading to address the problem of traditional grades not adequately assessing student content mastery and students' lack of awareness regarding their strengths and weaknesses. Research was conducted by one elementary and two middle school teachers with 158 students between the dates of…
Descriptors: Grading, Academic Standards, State Standards, Scoring Rubrics
