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06 Feb Exploring the Factors Teachers Consider in Determining Students’ Grades

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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...

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06 Feb On Your Mark

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Guskey, T. R. (2015). On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree...

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06 Feb Developing Standards-Based Report Cards

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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....

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06 Feb Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards Based Grading

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Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2009). Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards Based Grading. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin....

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06 Feb How’s My Kid Doing? A Parents’ Guide to Grades, Marks, and Report Cards

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Guskey, T. R. (2002). How’s My Kid Doing? A Parents’ Guide to Grades, Marks, and Report Cards. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass....

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06 Feb Five Obstacles to Grading Reform

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Education leaders must recognize obstacles to grading reform that are rooted in tradition—and then meet them head on....

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06 Feb Don’t Get Rid of Grades: Change Their Meaning and Consequences

Posted at 06:05h in Blogs

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...

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06 Feb Rubrics Are Fine, But How Do I Get an A?

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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...

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06 Feb Multiple Grades: The First Step To Improving Grading and Reporting

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Imagine going to your physician for a medical examination. During the exam, the physician records data on your height, weight, blood pressure, and heart rate, and asks you questions about your lifestyle and how you are feeling. ...

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06 Feb Grading is Personal

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Post written by Thomas R. Guskey Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky Originally Published: May 31, 2016 in ASCD Blogs Suppose during a physical examination, your doctor recorded data on your height, weight, blood pressure, and heart rate, and asked you a series of questions about...

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