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31 May Assessment & Grading in the Midst of a Pandemic

Posted at 08:00h in Blogs

The coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to educators throughout the world. Schools have had to change entire instructional programs in widely varied contexts with inequitable access to technology and other vital resources. School closures and requirements for social isolation have created untold hardships for...

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30 May Should We Consider Pass/Fail Grading?

Posted at 08:00h in Blogs

With schools around the world moving to online instruction in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, questions have been raised about adopting pass/fail grading. Advocates contend this would be fairer to students and teachers who must deal with unprecedented changes in both teaching and learning....

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29 May Get Set, Go!

Posted at 13:37h in Books

Guskey, T. R. (2020). Get Set, Go! Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems.  Bloomington, IL: Solution Tree....

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12 Dec How Traditional Grading Contributes to Student Inequalities…and How to Fix It

Posted at 14:54h in Articles

Grades have long been identified by those in the measurement community as prime examples of unreliable measurement (Brookhart, 1994; Stiggins, Frisbie, & Griswold, 1989). What one teacher considers in calculating students’ grades may differ greatly from another teacher (Guskey & Link, 2019; McMillan, 2001; McMillan, Myran,...

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28 Jun Grades versus Comments: What Does the Research Really Tell Us?

Posted at 14:22h in Blogs

In articles and presentations on student feedback, educators are admonished today to use No grades, comments only! Grades, they are told, make students complacent and unmotivated. Comments, however, are said to improve motivation and enhance achievement....

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14 Jun Chicago Coaching Center Podcast

Posted at 20:13h in Podcasts

Chicago Coaching Center Podcast (4/17/2019): Listen to Tom Guskey talk about the role of assessment and grading, and how it intersects with professional learning and coaching....

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15 Mar What’s in a Grade?

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06 Mar Why Grading Reform?

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06 Mar Let’s Give Up the Search for ‘Best Practices’ in Grading

Posted at 21:39h in Blogs

It's time that educators recognize a basic truth about reforming the way we grade and report student learning. That truth is this: There are no "best practices" in grading and reporting, and there is no perfect grading and reporting system....

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06 Mar The Forgotten Element of Instructional Leadership: Grading

Posted at 21:33h in Articles

Getting the school team coordinated on grading and reporting policies - and the purpose of grading - is too often overlooked in instructional leadership....

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