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Towards an Effective Science Curriculum: November 2010
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Towards an Effective Science Curriculum. Knowledge-Based Grades (Who'da Thunk? Although Out in Left Field. Blogged first, I couldn't keep from mentioning it here, too. This recent New York Times article. Describes a new trend in grading- basing grades on what students have learned. New? One district in New York State changed to knowledge-based grading, which didn't sit so well with some parents:. 8220;Does the old system reward compliance? Yes But to revamp the policy in a way that could be of detriment ...