On grades and grading : supporting student learning through a more transparent and purposeful use of grades / Timothy Quinn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quinn, Timothy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grading and marking (Students).

School reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, [Md.] : Rowan & Littlefield Education, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Educators will find both concrete strategies for improving their grading systems and policies and, perhaps most importantly, a rich resource for improving student learning. Ultimately, Quinn hopes to create a world in which students, parents, and teachers all pay more attention to learning and less to grades themselves.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: Grades: Definitions and Purposes; Chapter 1: Grades Defined; Chapter 2: The Pedagogical Purposes of Grades; Part 2: Issues in Grading; Chapter 3: Grade Inflation; Chapter 4: The Forms Grades Take: Numbers versus Letters; Chapter 5: Determining Summative Grades; Chapter 6: Grading and Failure; Chapter 7: Grading Behaviors and Dispositions; Chapter 8: Grading Collaborative Work; Chapter 9: Self-Assessment and Self-Grading; Chapter 10: Technology and the Grading Process; Chapter 11: The Issue of Inconsistency

Chapter 12: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using RubricsChapter 13: How to Report Grades; Part 3: Conclusion; Chapter 14: Shifting the Focus from Grades to Learning; Twelve Steps to Improving Your Grading System; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-28666-0

1-61048-911-X

1-61048-913-6

OCLC:

854977081