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What We Know about Grading: What Works, What Doesn't, and What's Next

What We Know about Grading: What Works, What Doesn't, and What's Next

Paperback

General EducationTeaching Instruction

Publisher Price: $36.95

ISBN10: 1416627235
ISBN13: 9781416627234
Publisher: Assn For Supervision & Curricu
Published: Feb 4 2019
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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.

Enter this book: a review of 100-plus years of grading research that presents the broadest and most comprehensive summary of research on grading and reporting available to date, with clear takeaways for learning and teaching. Edited by Thomas R. Guskey and Susan M. Brookhart, this indispensable guide features thoughtful, thorough dives into the research from a distinguished team of scholars, geared to a broad range of stakeholders, including teachers, school leaders, policymakers, and researchers. Each chapter addresses a different area of grading research and describes how the major findings in that area might 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,

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