Dayton Avenue School Examines Standard Based Grading

 

Faculty and staff at Dayton Avenue School are examining the work Rick Wormeli and Robert Marzano have completed on Standard Based Grading.  One aspect of their research examines the use of retakes and redos for full credit.  Boys and girls from Mrs. Montreuil and Mr. Dippel's classes took on a challenging quiz on evaluating expressions.  Some of the students were disappointed in their grades and wanted a chance to redo their work.  The students were given their quizzes and were able to see which problems they did correctly, and which ones needed a closer look.  With calculators in hand and pure determination, the classes took on these expressions once more.  The results were amazing!!!  Boys and girls in both classes increased their quiz grades by 30 to 80 points!    And to top it off, the students were able to see where they went wrong on the first try, and jotted down their mistakes next to the new (and improved) answer.  These students were able to take advantage of the situation and did some amazing learning in the process.  It was a win-win situation.  Congratulations Hammerheads...to a job well done!