On grades and grading : supporting student learning through a more transparent and purposeful use of grades /
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Rowman & Littlefield Education,
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Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
Publication Dates: | [2013] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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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. |