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IN & BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

" Decisions about grading practices depend a great deal on an instructor's values, assumptions, and educational philosophy"
                                                                         pointed out in:  Erikson, Peters, and Stommer (2006)
                                                                                                   (as noted in Tools for Teaching, Chapter 43)

 
Topic 12 -  Grading and Feedback

Class topics:

- Different philosophies and practices in grading
- Setting policies, addressing complaints
- Mechanics of grading: calculating and assigning grades
- Suggestions for designing grading rubrics

CLASS PREPARATION:

 Note that we will meet in our regular classroom this Wednesday, HARVILL 435D, (not the OIA.)

 

In Tools for Teaching, read (or re-read) chapters 43 & 44 on Grading Practices & Calculating and Assigning Grades

 

 

Additional Reading on Grading:

  • Grading: Alternative Approaches (The Teaching Professor v 23, n 9, p 2 - Nov 2009)

  • Two Reasons Why I Still Use Rubrics  (The Teaching Professor v 24, n 4, p 2 - Apr 2010)

Follow up websites on Grading Rubrics:
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