Sentences with phrase «more traditional grading systems»

Grades are more accurate in that they are based exclusively on students» demonstrated mastery of state standards and benchmarks rather than a mixture of academic performance, extra credit, behavior, and work habits as is often the case in more traditional grading systems.

Not exact matches

The Telegraph has reported that the new GCSE's, which grade pupils on a 9 -1 system opposed to the traditional A * - G, will make it more difficult for schools to reach national benchmarks, with more than half expected to fall short.

And in this quest for a more humanizing pedagogy, one that disrupts the traditional, meritocratic system, it's critical that we turn to asset - and strength - based creative ways to celebrate, honor, bolster, and include students who have been labeled — perhaps for years — by a letter grade that stands for failing as well as by negative, deficit descriptors.

In a traditional point - based grading system, research has shown that often a student's final grade is more reflective of the number of hours spent in a classroom than that student's depth of learning.

● The traditional school system plans to add new electives and extra-curricular offerings at its comprehensive high schools this year, including many more Advanced Placement courses, due to a budget increase for the upper grades.

More than a dozen states now grade their public schools using the traditional A through F system.