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I've just begun an major project - "restructuring" my physics curriculum.
I'm working on a Conceptual Physics course, a conventional high
school physics class, and a 2nd year honors/AP/enrichment
independent study course.  My first task is to develop a set of
mastery outcomes.  I'd like to get away from traditional testing (Don't
you love to hear, "Is there a curve?")  Instead I'm thinking along the
model used by Boy Scouts in their advancement materials -- a check
list.  When you can demonstrate that you've can do ... then you get
the badge.  Ideally I'd like to do away with grades.  But at least for
now I'm stuck with a report card system that only deals with a few letter
grades.  What I'd like to do is set up a set of outcomes.  Demonstrate
these skills/this knowledge and you get an A.  Do this for a B, etc.

Now, the question:  Why reinvent the wheel?  Does anyone know of
any mastery-based materials?  Is anyone doing anything remotely
like this?  Please let me hear from you.

Hank Deemer
Pequea Valley HS, Kinzers, PA
<HH_Deemer@Acad.FandM.edu; PVHS@aol.com