A Guide to Summative Moments

a Tom Schimmer & SYS Education collaboration

What type of Standard?

Complex

Simple

Frequency of Skill Demonstration

Most Recent Demonstrations of Skill Proficiency

Adequate Sample - More Recent Evidence

Binary

Use the flowchart to determine what should matter most to you and how to measure it reliably while you consider the preponderance of evidence to support a summative grade.

1-4 Frequency Scale

1-4 Proficiency Scale

1-4 Proficiency Scale based on recent evidence

What type of Standard?

Write a paragraph

Identify parts of a story

How often does the student do this correctly?

How does the student do with this skill now/recently?

How has the student done on their more recent work samples?

Add 2-digit numbers

Example

Frequency Scale

1 - Rarely

2 - Sometimes

3 - Usually

4 - Consistently

Proficiency Scale

4 = Exemplary

3 = Proficient

2 = Developing

1 = Novice

Proficiency Scale with special attention to the most frequent.

Standard

What to look for

How

to score