Grading from the Inside Out: Bringing Accuracy to Student Assessment Through a Standards-Based Mindset

by Tom Schimmer

Book Overview

The time for grading reform is now. While the transition to standards-based practices may be challenging, it is essential for effective instruction and assessment. In this practical guide, the author outlines specific steps your team can take to transform grading and reporting schoolwide. Each chapter includes examples of grading dilemmas, vignettes from teachers and administrators, and ideas for bringing parents on board with change.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936763850
• ISBN13: 9781936763856
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Solution Tree
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Essential for accurate assessment.

I read this for my masters in teaching and found it to be very readable and interesting. It made me really question how students are assessed and take the subjectivity out of grading. When I landed my teaching job I noticed I was light years ahead of the other teacher in terms of what grading should look like. The other teachers still graded on participation and gave zeros for missing assignments. Not really knowing what there students actually know. I sold this book when I completed my masters only to repurchase it during my first year of teaching to create a presentation on what grading should look like for the other teacher. Again I find that the arguments here are very sound. Most people get hung up on the standards part, but really it is part of the framework.