CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT
CONNECTING GRADING WITH LEARNING

Session 8:
Nonachievement Factors
4/14/04

I look at losing as research, not failure.
-Billie-Jean King

Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.
-Albert Einstein

Topic Activity
Assignments Sharing
Issues of Interest Connections
Assessment Utilization or Review and Reflection
Session 12 Topic
Lecturette
Discussion
Types of Grades
Combining Grades
Feedback
Lecturette
Appointments
Sources of Grades Survey
Grading Case Studies Class Discussion
Your Task
The Hodgepodge Method of Grading
Independent Work
Discussion
Lecturette
Basis for Grades
Reference Points
Ingredients
Sources of Information
Changing Grades
Number Crunching
Student Understanding
Lecturette
Carousel Brainstorming

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.
Wiggins, G. (1998). Educative assessment: Designing assessments to inform and improve student performance. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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