As traditional reporting systems based on letter grades are replaced by standards-based reporting systems, parents are often left wondering how their child is doing in school. Mr. Guskey offers some suggestions for overcoming this communication challenge....
Although computerized grading programs have advantages, teachers' judgment has been shown to be more reliable....
The grades teachers use to describe students’ performance in school and record on report cards have long been identified by the measurement community as prime examples of unreliable measurement (Brookhart, 1993; Stiggins, Frisbie, & Griswold, 1989). Numerous studies show teachers vary widely...
Guskey, T. R. (2015). On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree...
Guskey, T. R., & Bailey, J. M. (2010). Developing Standards-Based Report Cards. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin. * Winner of Distinguished Achievement Award, Association of Educational Publishers, 2010....
Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2009). Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards Based Grading. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin....
Guskey, T. R. (2002). How’s My Kid Doing? A Parents’ Guide to Grades, Marks, and Report Cards. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass....
Education leaders must recognize obstacles to grading reform that are rooted in tradition—and then meet them head on....
Newspapers, magazines, and journals today are filled with articles about the evils of grades. Writers tell us that grades warp student motivation, destroy the morale of teachers, and corrupt the education process. The solution most suggest is to do away with grades completely so that...
Rubrics help educators describe student performance at all levels of education. Recently, however, educators have come under fire for the way they translate rubric scores to grades on report cards. Although many believe the problem lies with grades, closer analysis reveals the real problem is...