Effective grading : a tool for learning and assessment / Barbara E. Walvoord, Virginia Johnson Anderson.

By:

Walvoord, Barbara E. Fassler, 1941-

Contributor(s):

Anderson, Virginia Johnson, 1939-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education seriesPublisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, �1998Edition: 1st edDescription: xxii, 250 pages ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0787940305
9780787940300

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

378.1/67 21

LOC classification:

LB2368 .W35 1998

Other classification:

81.53

Contents:

The power of grading for learning and assessment -- pt. I. Grading in the classroom: Managing the grading process ; Making assignments worth grading ; Fostering motivation and learning in the grading process ; Establishing criteria and standards for grading ; Calculating course grades ; Communicating with students about their grades ; Making grading more time-efficient ; Using the grading process to improve teaching -- pt. II. How grading serves broader assessment purposes: Determining faculty performance, rewards, and incentives ; Strengthening departmental and institutional assessment ; A case study of grading as a tool for assessment -- Appendix A: AAHE's principles of good practice for assessing student learning -- Appendix B: Types of assignments and tests -- Appendix C: Examples of primary trait-based scales developed by faculty.

Review: "The grading process can yield rich information about student learning. Effective Grading enables faculty to go beyond using grades as isolated artifacts and helps them make classroom grading processes more fair, time-efficient, and conducive to learning. Classroom assessment of student learning can then contribute to departmental and general-education assessment in ways that meet the needs of institutions and accrediting agencies."--BOOK JACKET. "Tailored to specific needs of faculty members who seek to make grading a valuable part of student learning and motivation, Effective Grading balances assessment theory and hands-on advice. It offers an in-depth examination of the link between teaching and grading and provides concrete guidance on such critical steps as setting and communicating grading standards, developing assignments to grade, managing time spent on grading, and providing feedback for students."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Main Collection Books	John Brown University Library	Main	LB2368 .W35 1998	Available		39524100452238

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-241) and index.

"The grading process can yield rich information about student learning. Effective Grading enables faculty to go beyond using grades as isolated artifacts and helps them make classroom grading processes more fair, time-efficient, and conducive to learning. Classroom assessment of student learning can then contribute to departmental and general-education assessment in ways that meet the needs of institutions and accrediting agencies."--BOOK JACKET. "Tailored to specific needs of faculty members who seek to make grading a valuable part of student learning and motivation, Effective Grading balances assessment theory and hands-on advice. It offers an in-depth examination of the link between teaching and grading and provides concrete guidance on such critical steps as setting and communicating grading standards, developing assignments to grade, managing time spent on grading, and providing feedback for students."--Jacket.