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Standard grade scales and descriptors – where you link standard sets to grade scales and define descriptors for the standards rubric.Standard calculation – where you define how grades are calculated for each standard set.
Use the checkboxes to select one or more regular grade scales you want to apply.Use the ‘Add sets’ button to select multiple standard sets that should use these grade scales.Once the sets are added, you can use the remove (–) icon to take a set out of the list if needed. After finalizing your selections, click the ‘Apply to X sets’ button to proceed. If any of the selected standard sets already have grade scales mapped, a confirmation modal will appear to let you know that these mappings will be replaced. Click ‘Apply’ to confirm and complete the bulk assignment.
Horizontal calculation – Determines a student’s grade for an individual learning standard by combining multiple evaluations the student receives on that standard (e.g., across different tasks or over time).Vertical calculation – Determines a student’s grade for a parent standard by aggregating their performance on the associated sub-standards.Include ratings from earlier grading periods: Uses all ratings entered during the academic year for cumulative grading.Use ratings from this grading period only: Considers only ratings from the current term as a standalone assessment phase.
Most recent score: Uses the latest rating to reflect recent performanceDecaying average: Weighs recent scores more heavily than older onesMean (average): Averages all ratings equally. Best used when all tasks carry a similar weightWeighted mean: Assigns a fixed weight (provided by you) to the most recent rating while averaging the restMode: Picks the most frequently occurring ratingMaximum value: Takes the highest score achievedWeighted mean: Assigns a fixed weight to the most recent rating (as defined by you), while distributing the remaining weight evenly across earlier ratings.Power law: Uses a mathematical formula to predict a student’s final performance based on their learning trend. It gives more weight to recent ratings but still considers earlier ones.
Mean: Average scores across all child standards. Most balanced method.Maximum value: Uses the highest score among child standards. Rollup weighting: Calculates the parent standard’s grade by combining child standard scores with different weights, as configured by the school.
How can I set up standards-based grading for my school as an administrator?
Last edited 3 days ago by Arti Gupta.
Toddle enables you to set up grading systems that align with your school’s assessment policies and reporting needs. You can use two approaches: score-based grading, where student work is assessed using numeric or letter grades, and standards-based grading, where performance is measured against specific learning objectives or achievement standards.
In this article, we’ll walk you through how to set up and manage standards-based grading in Toddle.
Set up standards-based grading
To start setting up standards-based grading, go to Admin portal → School → Grading setup
On the landing page, you’ll find a dedicated section titled ‘Standards-based grading’ in the left menu. This section contains two sub-pages:
If no standard sets have been created yet, the landing page will prompt you to set them up by redirecting you to the Standards module. To learn more about creating standards, refer to
article.
Map grade scales
Once standards are created, navigate to ‘Standard grade scales and descriptors’ under the Standards-based grading section. Here, you will see a list of standard sets created for your school. Use the pencil icon to link each standard set to one or more grade scales.
Grade scales define how student performance is evaluated - using letters (like A–F), numbers (like 1–7), or descriptors (like Beginning, Developing, Proficient). These scales also include a mastery level, which sets the threshold at which a student is considered to have mastered a standard. To learn more about grade scales, refer to
article.Note: Only regular grade scales can be mapped to standard sets.
Bulk apply grade scales
If you use the same grade scale to grade on multiple standard sets, you can use the Bulk apply option to map one or more grade scales to multiple standard sets in one go.
To get started, click the ‘Bulk apply’ button.
On the next page, you can:
Note: Bulk apply always replaces existing mappings rather than adding to them. If you need to selectively add or remove a scale for a single standard set, use the pencil icon instead.
Add rubric descriptors
Once you’ve mapped grade scales to standard sets, you can define rubric descriptors for each level of that scale. These descriptors are used when building rubrics for assignments and guide teachers when assessing tasks.
To add rubric descriptors, locate the relevant standard set and click the arrow under the Actions column.
You’ll see the mapped grade scales (e.g., Achievement, A–F scale) as tabs at the top. Under each scale, you can enter a descriptor for each learning standard and grade value (e.g., 7, 6, 5… or A, B, C…). These describe what student performance looks like at each level.
Note: Rubric descriptors can only be defined for standards that are marked as graded (i.e., enabled for evaluation in assessments and other workflows). Non-graded standards or parent standards without rollup calculations will show ‘N/A’.
While adding descriptors, you can switch between different grade scales using the tabs at the top. Use the Edit/Preview toggle to enter or view descriptors, and apply filters to narrow down the standards. You can also configure which columns are visible using the column selector.
Additionally, use the bulk add option to download the standard set in an Excel file, add grade scale descriptors for multiple standards at once, and upload it back.
Standard calculation
Once grade scales are mapped to standard sets, you can set up how grades should be calculated for each set under the ‘Standard calculation’ tab. These settings are applied at the standard set level and stay consistent across all courses where the set is used. If you make changes to the calculation method from within a course, the updates will apply everywhere that the standard set is being used.
You can configure two types of grade calculations:
To configure these methods for a standard set, click the pencil icon under the ‘Actions’ column. Alternatively, use the ‘Bulk apply’ button at the top to define the calculation method once and apply it to multiple standard sets in one go.
Let’s explore each calculation method in more detail.
Before you configure horizontal or vertical calculations, you can choose whether to include ratings from earlier grading periods when calculating a student's final grade for a standard. This helps define whether grading should be cumulative across terms or isolated per term.
Click the ‘Include ratings from earlier grading periods’ option in the top-right corner to choose from:
Note: This choice will apply to all standard sets in the list and affects how student performance is rolled up during both horizontal and vertical calculations.
Horizontal calculation (for Individual standard):
Horizontal calculations determine how a student’s multiple ratings for a single standard are aggregated into one final grade. Click on the pencil icon to configure.
You'll then be able to choose from the following methods:
You can also toggle between Alphabetical and Numeric grade scale views to see how scores are interpreted.
Vertical calculation (for higher-level standards):
Vertical calculations define how child standards roll up into parent standards, such as how sub-skills contribute to a strand-level performance. Click on the pencil icon to configure.
Here, you can choose one of the following roll-up methods:
Additionally, for both of the calculation methods, you can choose between whole numbers, 1 decimal place, or 2 decimal places.
You can also decide whether scores should be rounded or truncated for both the calculation methods. These settings give you precise control over how final scores appear in gradebooks and reports. Once satisfied, click ‘Update changes’ to apply your changes.
This standards-based grading setup ensures consistency in how student performance is evaluated across the school, while still giving teachers the flexibility to configure and assess learning goals within their own courses. To learn more about how this works at the course level, refer to
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