What We Know About Grading
$29.95
Grading is one of the most hotly debated topics in education, and grading practices themselves are largely based on tradition, instinct, or personal history or philosophy. But to be effective, grading policies and practices must be based on trustworthy research evidence.
Description
This essential guide, edited by Thomas Guskey and Sue Brookhart, features thoughtful, thorough dives into what the research on grading says. Teachers, school leaders, policymakers, and researchers alike will come away from this book with valuable information. Each chapter addresses a different area of grading research and describes how findings in that area can be leveraged to improve grading policy and practice. Ultimately, Guskey and Brookhart identify four themes emerging from the research that can guide these efforts:
- Start with clear learning goals
- Focus on the feedback function of grades
- Limit the number of grade categories
- Provide multiple grades that reflect product, process, and progress criteria
By distilling the vast body of research evidence into meaningful, actionable findings and strategies, this book is the jump-start all stakeholders need to build a better understanding of what works—and where to go from here.
