Investigating the Relationship of Standards-Based Grades vs. Traditional-Based Grades to Results of the Scholastic Math Inventory at the Middle School LevelLehman, E., De Jong, D., & Brown, M. (2018). Investigating the relationship of standards-based grades vs. traditional-based grades to results of the scholastic math inventory at the middle school level. Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research, 6, 1-16.
This study examines the alignment of grades awarded to standardized assessment test results using two different grading systems: traditional grading (A, B, C, D, etc.) and standards-based grading against a set of learning objectives. The authors found that standards-based grading aligns more with test scores.