Red Bridge School Pioneers Mastery-Based Learning Credits
Red Bridge School is pioneering a new approach to education, replacing traditional letter grading with a mastery-based system called learning credits. This shift aims to foster a healthier mindset about learning and growth, aligning with successful alternative evaluation models and cognitive findings in the field of learning.
The learning credits system ties success to demonstrating skills, promoting metacognition and understanding of personal progress. Unlike letter grades, which can hinder growth and foster fixed mindsets, learning credits allow students to retry and improve continuously. Cognitive science supports this approach, emphasizing the impact of feedback and beliefs about intelligence on learning.
In Germany, eleven schools in Saxony, including the University School Dresden, have adopted similar alternative assessment systems. Over four years, these schools have shown a shift towards learning environments that focus on individual progress and motivation, treating school as a place that enables achievement through personalized evaluation formats.
Red Bridge's learning credits system encourages students to understand and work towards their skills, promoting a growth mindset and better learning outcomes. Backed by successful implementations in Germany and cognitive science, this approach offers a promising alternative to traditional letter grading systems.
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