Standards-Based Report Cards

The standards-based report card uses three indicators.  They are beginning, progressing and proficient.  They are defined as follows:

Beginning:  (1) Student skills need to be developed further for independent success. 

Progressing:  (2) Student performs a standard independently or with assistance with limited confidence or success.  Student is working toward proficiency.

Proficient:  (3) Student performs a standard independently, purposefully, with confidence consistently.

How can I learn more about standards-based report cards?

The following are three resources on standards-based report cards.  There are several others which may be available upon request.

• Guskey, T.R., Bailey, J.M., (2010). Developing Standard-Based Report Cards.  Thousand Oaks, CA. Corwin.
• Azwell, T., & Schmar, E. (Eds.). (1995). Report card on report cards: Alternatives to consider. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
• Trumbull, E., & Farr, B. (Eds.). (2000). Grading and reporting student progress in an age of standards.  Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon.