Term
Summer 2017
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAT
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Jeffery Fink
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Heather Richins
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Jodie Bias
Abstract
The research question addressed in this project is, what can one learn by measuring assessments two ways: traditional grading scale versus standards-based grading method? The author was greatly influenced by her use of the two different grading methods at two different schools. She documents her experiences with both and then compares the outcomes of grading the same assessments using the two methods. Guskey’s extensive research on the subject and Douglas Reeve’s book Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning (2001) guided the author’s creation of a standards-based rubric with which she graded tests that had first been graded using a traditional grading scale. This led the author to conclude that while there are students who benefit greatly from the use of the standards-based scale, more research is still necessary to determine the grading method that most accurately measures student knowledge and understanding.
Research Methodology
Action Research
Keywords
Grades/ Student Performance
Recommended Citation
Gay, Lynn Suzanne, "What Can One Learn By Measuring Assessments Two Ways: Traditional Grading Scale Versus Standards-Based Grading Method?" (2017). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 4356.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/4356