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Hello Forum I was just introduced to SKILLS BASED GRADING and was wondering if there is anyone out there that is familiar with skills based learning in Environmental Science? And if so, what skills/content areas are key to understanding environmental science? Any thoughts will be much appreciated.

Hi Ryan,
I am unfamiliar with skills based grading, but did find this link to skills based grading in the Your text to link here... physics classroom. You may find it useful.

Is that the same as performance assessment?

I'm wondering if this is related to standards-based grading? Either way, I'm interested in both. I did a little digging and found a couple of links you might find interesting. I fell out of love with traditional grading methods very early in my teaching career, and have been using a method I refer to simple as "oral defense." But would love to take it further. Your thoughts? http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/oct08/vol66/num02/Seven_Reasons_for_Standards-Based_Grading.aspx http://see.ludwig.lajuntaschools.org/?p=329

Skills based grading.....hmmhh..this is interesting!!

I haven't heard of skills-based grading as such, but I wonder if it is similar to proficiency-based grading. What I love about proficiency-based grading is that students have incentives to make improvements in their level of understanding/performance because they can have a go at doing what a teacher asks, learn from the experience, make changes/improvements, and then re-do for full credit. If this is what skills-based grading is, I'm all for it!

I agree that skills/proficiency-based grading is much less ambiguous than traditional point systems. Students should be evaluated on their mastery of particular content goals and provided ample opportunities to try, try, try again. It is my understanding that this type of incentivised learning promotes long-term retention.