In his Sept. 14 piece, “The Danger With Giving Students Feedback,” Alfie Kohn cites a 2020 Duke study which found that the traditional practice of grading can damage student motivation and performance ...

NASHUA — After rolling out the next generation of report cards at a pair of public workshops with a panel of teachers, a PowerPoint presentation and plenty of multi-colored handouts, school ...

You know that old interview question: What would change in education if you had a magic wand? For Scott Looney, there’d be no hesitating: He would have every school switch from traditional grading to ...

NASHUA — Students will soon be receiving new report cards with slews of scores that reflect their knowledge and abilities in each course. The school district is piloting the new competency-based ...

For more than 80 years, students at least in seventh grade through college in the U.S. have generally earned one grade for a ...

Though many of the education concepts behind a competency-based teaching and grading model aren’t necessarily new, more districts may be exploring the ideas now, said Lars Esdal, who wrote a guide on ...

PELHAM — When students and parents receive report cards for the last quarter of the academic year, they'll see a different grading system. The Pelham School Board has decided to move to a different ...

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) will host a free webinar exploring assessment and grading in competency-based education. The webinar will cover topics such as, how to ...