Take student achievement reporting and data collection to the next level by calculating competency-based grading (CBG) results to a standard based report card. Teachers reporting summative results to a standards based report card can use the CBG module to calculate formative assessment data to easily report the summative results. Track student progress and keep all stakeholders informed as you go by calculating CBG results to a standard-based report card!

Calculating summative results from competency-based grading takes some basic setup. Let's break the setup into three parts:

In jmc Teacher head to Competency-Based Grading > Define Formative Assessments to begin.

Defining your Proficiency Scale

A proficiency scale is made up of multiple assessment proficiencies, or results. Define your possible proficiencies to ensure a complete scale.

Step One: Select a course from the "Course" drop-down list to begin setting up results and adding assessments for a course.

Step Two: Select a number from the "Number of Results" drop-down list to begin creating the standard-based result definitions.

Fun Fact: The "Number of Results" refers to how many proficiencies are in your proficiency scale. For example, if your proficiency scale is "Meets", "Developing", "Beginning", and "Incomplete" you would select "4" in "Number of Results".

Helpful Tip: Add one extra result to include an "exempt" option on your proficiency scale to define a result which won't count in proficiency calculations.

Step Three: Click the "Edit" link in a proficiency row to begin defining a result in your proficiency scale.

Step Four: Select a color from the color drop-down list to correspond with your competency-based grading result.

Helpful Tip: Unique colors for each proficiency result make reviewing student progress reports easier as families can look for patterns of colors to understand their student's learning progress.

Step Five: Enter an abbreviation (3 letters or fewer) in the "Name" column to create a display name for the result. For example "Met", "Dev", or "Beg" etc.

Step Six: Enter a number in the "Value" column to set a ranking order for your proficiency scale.

Step Seven: Select the corresponding standard-based report card result from the "SB Result Def" drop-down list to tie the CBG result to a standard-based report card.

Step Eight: Enter a description for the result in the "Description" field to correspond with your competency-based result.

A few helpful tips:

Step Nine: Click the "Update" link to save the result or click the "Cancel" link to discard changes.

Step Ten (optional): Click the "Copy to All Classes" button to copy your updated proficiency scale to all courses.

Adding an Assessment Area

An assessment area is the logic container for multiple formative assessments. Create an assessment area to tie them together.

Step One: Click the "Add" button next to the "Assessment Area" drop-down list to enter a new standard.

Step Two: Enter a standard name in the "Assessment Area Name" field to create a new assessment area to be assessed.

Step Three: Choose the "Benchmark Result (Standards-Based Report Card)" radio button in the "Assessment Area Type" box to calculate a result for the assessment area to a standards-based report card.

Step Four: Click the "Save" button to save the assessment area or click the "Close" button to discard changes.

Adding a Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is the learning target or standard that you are formatively assessing throughout the term.

Step One: Click the "Add" button below the "Formative Assessment" box to add a formative assessment for the selected "Assessment Area".

Step Two: Select a "Standard" and "Benchmark" from the appropriate drop-down lists to choose an item from your standards-based report card to assess.

A few fun facts:

Step Three: Select a number from the "Number of Assessments" drop-down list to indicate the number of times you intend on formatively assessing the selected standard throughout the term.

Helpful Tip: Unsure how many times you will assess the standard? Simply return to this page to add formative assessment opportunities as you progress through the term.

Step Four: Select a radio button next to the appropriate option in the "Calculate Options" box to set the calculation option that best fits your grading philosophy.

Step Five: Click the "Save" button to add the formative assessment or click the "Cancel" button to discard your changes.

Fun Fact: The "Formative Assessment" will automatically be given the name of the benchmark (standard) you are assessing.