Effective Grading A Tool for Learning and

This new edition of the classic book has been thoroughly updated and revised with the latest research. The book offers a hands-on guide for evaluating student work and examines the link between teaching and grading. The authors show how to integrate the grading process with course objectives and offer a wealth of information about student learning. The book also includes information on integration of technology and online teaching, and is filled with more illustrative examples, including a sample syllabus. This revised resource can help any professor enrich student learning in the classroom.

Barbara E. Walvoord is professor emerita at the University of Notre Dame. For more than thirty years she has been leading faculty workshops across the country on the topics of grading, assessment, teaching, learning, and writing across the curriculum. She is the author of Assessment Clear and Simple from Jossey-Bass.

Virginia Johnson Anderson is professor of biology at Towson University. In her published works, numerous workshops, and consulting with the National Science Foundation Urban Science Initiatives, she addresses teaching, learning, and assessment in the sciences.

Preface to the Second Edition
The Authors
Introduction
Grading in the Classroom
Clarifying Goals, Constructing Assignments
Fostering Healthy Student Motivation
Establishing Criteria and Standards for Grading
Linking Teaching, Learning, and Grading
Managing Time for Teaching, Learning, and Responding
Making Grading More Time-Efficient
Calculating Course Grades
Communicating with Students About Their Grades
Using the Grading Process to Improve Teaching
How Grading Serves Broader Assessment Purposes
Assessment for Departments and General Education
Case Studies of Departmental and General Education Assessment
Assessment for Grant Proposals
Examples of Rubrics
Example of Departmental Assessment Report
References
Index
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Effective Grading A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College

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