Pathways to Proficiency, Second Edition: Implementing Evidence-Based Grading, Second Edition (A five-phase process to implement evidence-based grading)

by Anthony R. Reibel, Troy Gobble, Mark Onuscheck, Eric Twadell

Overview

Transform your school’s grading practices with this updated second edition on evidence-based grading. The book provides a five-phase process for moving beyond standards-based and competency-based grading models. Administrators and teachers will gain understanding of the core principles of evidence-based assessment, refocus assessments on proficiency, embrace student self-assessment, determine grades based on bodies of work and trends, and create a systemwide transformation of grading practices.

K–12 administrators can use this book to:

• Propose, design, and evaluate new grading practices based on student performance
• Lead and organize the implementation of evidence-based grading policies and practices
• Establish clearer guidelines, benchmarks, and standards of student performance
• Navigate common pitfalls when transitioning to a new evidence-based assessment model
• Enhance student performance through more consistent feedback and stronger mentorship

Contents:
Introduction: A Case for a Better Way to Grade
Chapter 1: Preparation—Core Commitments
Chapter 2: Incubation—Unexpected Connections
Chapter 3: Insight—Critical Discoveries
Chapter 4: Evaluation—Key Questions
Chapter 5: Elaboration—Essential Realizations
Epilogue
Appendix A: Evidence-Based Grading Gradebook Hacks
Appendix B: Other Evidence-Based Grading Impacts
Appendix C: Converting a Unity of Study to Evidence-Based Grading
References and Resources
Index

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781962188999
Publisher:	Solution Tree Press
Publication date:	02/05/2025
Edition description:	Assessment
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Grading practices have the power to motivate and inspire or demean and diminish. Yet, in many schools, grading practices go unexamined, and grading practices are often left to individual teachers. The second edition of Pathways to Proficiency provides practitioner-proven processes . . . for improving grading practices schoolwide. Buy it, read it, and most importantly, use it!”

—Robert Eaker, education expert and author

“If I had an educational magic wand that I could wield just once to improve student learning across the country, I would use it to help every school revise archaic grading practices that average grades, rank achievement, restrict improvement, demotivate students, and fail to provide educators with accurate and precise information on each student’s specific strengths and needs. This exceptional book is that magic wand! The authors honestly challenge traditional thinking about grading, create a vision of assessment that can improve learning and develop hope in our students, and provide practical examples and tools to move you from core commitments into action.”

—Mike Mattos, education expert and author