and standard deviation of both pre- and post-survey responses are rounded to the nearest thousandth in Tables 2 and 4. The results from Table 1 indicate a substantial increase (at least 25%) in the percentage of students who either or with items 2, 7, 11, 12, and 13. There was a “agreed” “strongly agreed” slight increase (less than 25%) in the percentage of students who or either “agreed” “strongly with items 1, 5, and 6. agreed” Table 1 Student Pre-Survey and Post-Survey Results Pre-Survey Post-Survey Statement Response (%) (%) N N 1. I understand standards-based Strongly Agree (5) 16 0.00 16 18.75 grading. Agree (4) 62.50 62.50 Neutral (3) 37.50 18.75 Disagree (2) 0.00 0.00 Strongly Disagree (1) 0.00 0.00 2. I prefer standards-based grades Strongly Agree (5) 16 0.00 16 6.25 over letter grades. Agree (4) 6.25 25.00 Neutral (3) 6.25 18.75 Disagree (2) 68.75 25.00 Strongly Disagree (1) 18.75 25.00 3. It is important to me to know Strongly Agree (5) 16 12.50 16 25.00 how well my achievement meets Agree (4) 75.00 56.25 the specific math standards for all Neutral (3) 12.50 18.75 8th graders. Disagree (2) 0.00 0.00 Strongly Disagree (1) 0.00 0.00 4. My performance on grade level Strongly Agree (5) 16 0.00 16 0.00 standards is more important than Agree (4) 25.00 12.50 letter grades. Neutral (3) 56.25 56.25 Disagree (2) 18.75 31.25 Strongly Disagree (1) 0.00 0.00 5. My performance on Strongly Agree (5) 15 0.00 16 0.00 standardized tests is more Agree (4) 26.67 31.25 important than letter grades. Neutral (3) 46.67 43.75 Disagree (2) 26.67 25.00 Strongly Disagree (1) 0.00 0.00 6. I understand the meaning of the Strongly Agree (5) 16 0.00 16 12.50
and standard deviation of both pre- and post-survey responses are rounded to the nearest thousandth in Tables 2 and 4. The results from Table 1 indicate a substantial increase (at least 25%) in the percentage of students who either “agreed” or “strongly agreed” with items 2, 7, 11, 12, and 13. There was a slight increase (less than 25%) in the percentage of students who either “agreed” or “strongly agreed” with items 1, 5, and 6. Table 1 Student Pre-Survey and Post-Survey Results Statement Response N Pre-Survey (%) N Post-Survey (%) 1. I understand standards-based grading. Strongly Agree (5) Agree (4) Neutral (3) Disagree (2) Strongly Disagree (1) 16 0.00 62.50 37.50 0.00 0.00 16 18.75 62.50 18.75 0.00 0.00 2. I prefer standards-based grades over letter grades. Strongly Agree (5) Agree (4) Neutral (3) Disagree (2) Strongly Disagree (1) 16 0.00 6.25 6.25 68.75 18.75 16 6.25 25.00 18.75 25.00 25.00 3. It is important to me to know how well my achievement meets the specific math standards for all 8th graders. Strongly Agree (5) Agree (4) Neutral (3) Disagree (2) Strongly Disagree (1) 16 12.50 75.00 12.50 0.00 0.00 16 25.00 56.25 18.75 0.00 0.00 4. My performance on grade level standards is more important than letter grades. Strongly Agree (5) Agree (4) Neutral (3) Disagree (2) Strongly Disagree (1) 16 0.00 25.00 56.25 18.75 0.00 16 0.00 12.50 56.25 31.25 0.00 5. My performance on standardized tests is more important than letter grades. Strongly Agree (5) Agree (4) Neutral (3) Disagree (2) Strongly Disagree (1) 15 0.00 26.67 46.67 26.67 0.00 16 0.00 31.25 43.75 25.00 0.00 6. I understand the meaning of the Strongly Agree (5) 16 0.00 16 12.50