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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is in a MS (not in FCPS) that  uses Standards Based Grading. The way they ensure that the kids do homework, etc is that kids are required to turn in these “formative” assignments to be allowed to take the test/other “summative” assignment that counts for a grade. So lots of work they are required to do, but counts for nothing towards their grade. 
Also, the school still puts a letter grade on the report card, and there is no consistency in how teachers “translate” SBG to letter grades. Some do so I in such a way that if a kid has 10 level 4s (highest possible) but two level 3s, they get a B. Even if they had 100 4s, if they have more than one 3, they can’t earn an A. Others average grades as before. 
Students also need to write something justifying their grade. Shouldn’t it just be objective?
Sure, having a retake opportunity is nice, but mostly this system is confusing & seemingly LESS fair. [/quote]

The opposite of this then would be for teacher to not use formative assignments and only have summative assessments. That means no homework, no practice work, and only summative exams or projects. If that were the case, parents would probably complain that teachers aren't doing enough real work if they only teach and grade exams a couple times per quarter. Or they'd complain that there aren't enough data points throughout the quarter to see the student's grade, and then a bad test grade is suddenly surprise and the parents would wonder how they didn't know the student was struggling early on before a quiz or test.

Formative assignments are for continuous assessment and learning by doing, not just "lots of work" and "counts for nothing." Learning is a process like on-the-job-training and not everything needs to be for grades and for checking off a list to get a 10/10. That is a very outdated and frankly juvenile perspective to lifelong learning and teaching.[/quote]

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