From Traditional to Standards Based Grading G.N.TSHEKO, K. KGOSIDIALWA, S.M.MOLOSIWA UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA FACULTY OF EDUCATION Paper presented at 12th SAAEA Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, 14-16 May 2018 Introduction Evaluation of learner performance is undoubtedly a valuable indicator of whether education systems are producing what they are mandated. This evaluation is often summarized into grades that are then used to prescribe the future of