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Grade inflation and grade deflation undermine the best of classrooms. Identification of where both are impacting student performance is essential for driving outcomes.
ACE automatically analyzes grade inflation across the district flagging classrooms that routinely have course grades that are higher than level of standards mastery.
Deflation occurs when course grades are below a student's level of standards mastery. ACE automatically identifies grade deflation, identifying opportunities to save students.
Systemic bias occurs when the assessment process does not accurately reflect mastery for sub-populations of students. ACE flags potential bias for analysis.
Grades are the primary mode of communicating progress to parents and students. Unfortunately, grades do not always reflect mastery. Discrepancy between grades and mastery create longitudinal issues for schools as students move from course to course.
ACE pinpoints issues between course grades and mastery ensuring parents, students, and educators are all on the same page regarding student progress.
Our grading practices impact everything from student confidence to parent expectations.
Whether it's a non-mastery level elementary student progressing each year with straight 'A's, a deflated middle school student receiving 'D's and 'F's despite benchmarking, or a 3.5 GPA high school student missing the college entrance exam cutoff score, grade inflation and grade deflation have long term ramifications for your schools.
Grade inflation creates a false sense of security for both students and parents. Receiving As and Bs without mastering standards, sends the wrong message to students and parents. Often times students coast through until they are met with a transparent grader.
Inflated students cause longitudinal issues for schools. As students progress, non-mastering A and B students negatively impact high stakes test scores. When students meet transparent graders in upper grade levels, educators are faced with many challenges as they support former A and B students now receiving Cs, Ds, and Fs.
When a 'mastery' student receives a C, D, or F in a course, the student and parent develop an opinion about his/her competency in a particular subject area. Unfortunately, neither parents nor students understand this fact since they primarily rely on course grades to gauge mastery.
Systemic grading bias causes a misalignment between virtually every form of assessment (Dibels, Lexile, high stakes tests, formative and summative tests) schools use to measure student achievement. This misalignment impacts educators' ability to effectively personalize learning.
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