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Standards Based Grading
Vinit Pathela
Agenda
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Welcome and Introductions
Working with Standards
Setting Up Standards
Entering Standards Scores
Using Viewing and Reporting Options
Accessing Standards Information
Question and Answer
From PowerSchool to Print
District > Standards > List Standards
Or District > Standards > Custom List
Entering Scores in PowerTeacher
Scoresheet > Final Grades
Standards in PowerSchool
Parent Portal
Grades and Attendance> Standards Grades
Getting Ready
• Organize standards
• Agree on scoring rubrics
• Create conversion scales for your scoring
rubrics, and assign them to specific standards
• Assign standards to specific course(s)
• Import standards into PowerSchool
• Create reports for parents
First Question
Know the requirements:
• How many report cards will you need; will each grade
level need a different report card?
• Will teachers send home report cards?
• Will teachers use assignments with standards?
• Will teachers use final grades with standards only?
• Will teachers use teacher comments?
• What are the grading policies?
• What are the standards grades reporting
requirements?
Organization of Standards
Creating and organizing standards begins here in
PowerSchool
District > Standards
Measuring Standards Achievement
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Includes both content and skills
Gives more meaning to the achievement level
Provides better student feedback
Offers better control of the grades
Teaches what quality looks like
Conversion Scale
District > Standards > Conversion Scales
Conversion Scales Vocabulary
• Alphanumeric—Grades with no decimal place
calculation needed: O, S, NI or E, M, A, B or 4, 3, 2, 1
• Numeric (two decimal places)—GPA-type grades: 4.00,
3.50, 2.75
• Numeric (zero decimal places)—Rubric-type grades: 1,
2, 3, 4
• Cut-off—The minimum a student must earn on an
assignment to receive the grade entered
• Grade Value—The percentage used for calculations
when this grade is entered as an assignment score
Conversion Scale Example
Four Types of Standards
Fields Needed for Setup:
• Name
• Identifier
• Subject Area
(Optional)
• List Parent
• Type
• Level
• Sort Order
• Course Number
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Comments
Comment Length
Conversion Scale
Graded
Description
(Optional - but very
helpful)
The Course Number - Very Important
District > Standards > List Standards > Edit Standard
Standard Organization
Setting up Standards
Most common methods:
• Create standards manually, one at a time
• Create a standard manually and export the
information for use as a guide
• Import standards from a spreadsheet (this is
the easiest way to create an extensive set of
standards)
Importing from Excel
Key Elements for Your Spreadsheet
1. Group standards by course number
2. Identify the ConversionScale ID
3. Enter True in the AllowAssignments column
for all standards assessed by teachers
4. Enter 4 (School) in the Type column
5. Use IncludeComment only if teachers can
enter a comment for the standard
Mapping the Fields
Special Functions > Importing & Exporting > Quick Import
Search for Standard
• For value, choose $ for contains or = for equals
• Enter your identifier
• Click Submit
District > Standards > Custom List Settings
Search Results
District > Standards > Custom List
What the Teacher Sees...
Scoresheet > Student View
What the Teacher Sees
Scoresheet > Final Grades
Entering Standards Scores
Easiest to use the
Score Inspector
When entering
standards scores,
teachers have a few
options:
• Comments
• Numeric scores
• Letter grades
Enabling Standards
Enable standards by school with PowerTeacher Administrator
Gradebook > School Usage
Grade Calculation
• Student earned these grades: 35, 80, 80, 80, and 95
• Final grade calculations would be as follows:
Mean
74
Median
80
Mode
80
Highest
95
Most Recent
95
Average
score
Middle
score
Most
common
score
Highest
score
(might not
be the last
score)
Most recent
scores
(choose
how many
scores count)
Two Important Calculations
• Auto Calculate Higher Standards – Select this setting to
calculate the higher-level standards final grade from the
lower-level standards in the gradebook automatically.
Note: Teachers can disable this setting on the Preferences
dialog window in the gradebook.
• Enable Push – Select this setting to push the assignment
scores to the standards assignment score.
Note: This option will auto-calculate the higher-level
standards by default in the gradebook, but teachers can
disable this setting on the Preferences dialog window in the
gradebook.
Quick Lookup - Standards Grades
(Select a student) > Quick Lookup > Standards Grades
ReportWorks - Standards Report Card
Printing Object Reports
The Standards Reports in PowerTeacher
View standards for the class and include final grades
Another Option
Organize the report by student
Use DDE (Direct Database Export)
• When the built-in reports aren’t enough
• When you want to analyze data in different ways
- Charts & Graphs
- Pivot Tables
- Alternate Sorting Options
Two Tables for Standards in DDE
• Standards [53] - Standard information is stored here
• Standards Grades [99] - Final standards grades are
stored here
Working with ReportWorks
1. Create a project based on the Standards
Report Card template
2. Edit the Boundaries and Runtime Controls
3. Change the project layout, such as adding
student or school information
4. Verify that the Filter Expression field has the
correct subjects
5. Preview the project as you work
Question and Answer