CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT
CONNECTING GRADING WITH LEARNING

Session 7:
Feedback
4/7/04

The parents were very disappointed in the grades that their son brought home, "The only consolation I can find in these awful grades," lamented the father,"is that I know he never cheated during his exams."
-Anonymous

Topic Activity
Issues of Interest Connections
Assignment #5 Discussion
Lecturette
Assessment Utilization or Review and Reflection
Session 12 Topic
Discussion
The End of the Never-Ending Line Silent Read
D or D
The Case of Francine Floden PMI
Grading Statements Mill and Mingle
Discussion
Types of Grading
Combining Grades
Feedback
Grading Guidelines
Lecturette
Appointments
Sources of Grades Survey
Grading Case Studies Discussion
Your Task
The Hodgepodge Method of Grading
Grading Practices that Inhibit Learning
Independent Work
Discussion
Lecturette

References:
Guskey, T. R., & Bailey, J. M. (2001). Developing grading and reporting systems for student learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Marzano, R. J. (2000). Transforming classroom grading. Alexandria, VA: Assocation for Supervision and Curriculum Development
O'Connor, K. (2002). How to grade for learning: Linking grades to standards. (2nd ed.). Arlington Heights, IL: SkyLight.
Smith, J. K., Smith, L. F., & DeLisi, R. (2001). Natural classroom assessment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Swartz, R., & Parks, S. (1994). Infusing the teaching of critical and creative thinking into content instruction: A lesson design handbook for the elementary grades. Pacific Grove, CA: Critical Thinking Press and Software.

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