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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Quinn, Timothy
Published: Rowman & Littlefield Education,
Publisher Address: Lanham, Maryland :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xiv, 123 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781610489126 (paperback : alkaline paper) :
9781610489119 (cloth : alkaline paper)
161048911X (cloth : alk. paper)
1610489128 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Index Number: LB3051
CLC: G424.75
Call Number: G424.75/Q75
Contents: Grades defined -- The pedagogical purposes of grades -- Grade inflation -- The forms grades take: numbers versus letters -- Determining summative grades -- Grading and failure -- Grading behaviors and dispositions -- Grading collaborative work -- Self-assessment and self-grading -- Technology and the grading process -- The issue of inconsistency -- The advantages and disadvantages of using rubrics -- How to report grades -- Shifting the focus from grades to learning.