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Standards-Based Education and Student Report Cards

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Slide 12 of 34

Discussion questions for the parachute packing case

  1. Which student will you choose to pick your parachute? Why?
  2. If these were scores in a typical teacher's grade book, which students would pass? Which students would fail?
  3. Is there any discrepancy between your answers to questions 1 and 2? If so, why does this discrepancy occur?
  4. What are the implications of this for the way you calculate student grades?