7/31/2019 SBG Cheat Sheet

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Standards-Based Grading Cheat SheetThis class is based on a method of assessment called Standards-Based Grading. The goal of this method is to

have your numerical grade at the end of a term represent your mastery of the subject. Since this type of

grading is so different from what you have likely experienced before, were including this cheat sheet to help

you interpret your progress in the class.

Your Standing on Each Objective

After an assessment, your teacher will indicate your progress on each objective using a 0 2 number scale.

0: No mastery has been shown.

1: Developing mastery. This score could indicate that you are missing part of a conceptual understanding, and/o

that you have made an error in reasoning or in your process.

2: Mastery has been shown.

Your standing on each standard can always go up or down as new data is collected. When it comes time to

translate your mastery into a number grade, only the most recent measurement will count. You will always

have a chance to try again with each skill (all the way up to the examyour final assessment of each

semester).

Because it is important to develop carefulness and good habits in your written work, calculation errors and

similar mistakes will usually be measured as 1 instead of 2. Dont worry, though! If your conceptual

understanding is solid, you will be able to update your standing quickly and easily on subsequent tests.

Levels of Objectives and Numerical Grades

Each objective is categorized as an RED or BLACK. These categories serve to show you which skills are the most

fundamental, and they help you to plan a path toward the final numerical grade that you want to receive.

RED: These are the core skills of the course. You must master each (and every one) of these by the end of the

year in order to earn a grade above 70.

BLACK: These skills usually depend on mastering the A-level skills. They are the meat of the physics content.

You must master each (and every one) of these by the end of the year to earn a grade above 90.

Our translation from your standing on a slew of objectives to a 0 to 100 grade is based on the RED and BLACK

objectives, plus the work you show synthesizing and transferring your knowledge, as indicated in their

descriptions. We will interpolate between the 70 and 93 grades based on your mastery of the BLACK

objectives. Grades above 93 represent depth of understanding and the ability to synthesize across multiple

models (as measured on goal-less problems).

Final Grade What it means

< 70 Have not shown mastery on every REDobjective

70 (lowest D) Shown mastery on every REDobjective but none of theBLACK objectives

80 (lowest C)Shown mastery on every RED objective and less thanhalf of the BLACK objectives

88 (lowest B)Shown mastery on every RED objective and half of theBLACK objectives

93 (lowest A) Shown mastery on every RED and BLACK objective

100

Shown mastery on every RED and BLACK objective andshown exceptional depth and creativity on open-endedproblems.

The table gives you an idea of some benchmarks for the final grade assigned.