Reviews for Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading

The average rating for Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-07-24 00:00:00 Rudy Van Der Sande More useful for decision-makers than classroom teachers. The book's solutions did not take into account opportunity gaps or any other type of issues, instead cementing the idea that someone with an IEP or ELL needs a modified standard (i.e. deviation from the norm).

Review # 2 was written on 2012-10-28 00:00:00 Ariel Levien Read for continuing ed..... This was a mixed bag for me. I think standards-based grading is something that is likely coming down the pike, but I think there are many issues that need to be worked out and addressed before I will be gung ho about it. Some of the "practical solutions" the authors suggested didn't seem all that practical or they were only practical after a district figures out how to get over the big hurdle of setting up the system in the first place, which wasn't really addressed here. Reading this made me realize that I agree with a lot of premises of standards-based grading, but I need to learn much more about implementation, etc.