Performance-Based Assessment in Action
Originally posted May 16, 2014 at gettingsmart.com. For more on Danville’s overall approach see District Transformation in Danville….
Little Boxes: Common Assessments in the Age of Competency Education
I am a sucker for quality hip hop music and the art of sampling. There is something…
The Paradox of Right the First Time: Transform Assessment Practices to Reflect Growth
Those of us experimenting with how we accurately measure student skills and abilities hit a wonderful fork…
Listening to Our Critics: Offering Multiple Assessments on the Path to Proficiency
I read an article today about a company that scours through comments and complaints from customers on…
Next Stop, Level 4
Depending on which knowledge taxonomy you use, the highest level with the deepest learning is either Level…
Understanding Grading in Competency-Based Schools
On Thursday, April 24, 2014, 2:00-3:00 PM ET CompetencyWorks is sponsoring a webinar Understanding Grading in Competency-based…
What’s Homework Got to Do with It?
At Boston Day and Evening Academy (BDEA), a student-centered, competency-based high school, we host as many as…
What is Proficiency-Based Grading?
The New England Secondary School Consortium has produced a GREAT resource, What is Proficiency-based Grading? The briefing outlines three elements…
Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
iNACOL and CompetencyWorks are releasing Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education today. Every school at…
Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education
The purpose of this report is to explore how to redesign grading systems to best help students…