A Fresh Look At Grading And Reporting In High Schools

Author : Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst
Publisher : Solution Tree
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Education, Secondary
ISBN : 1936764806

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A Fresh Look at Grading and Reporting in High Schools by Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst Pdf

A Fresh Look at Grading and Reporting in High Schools by Anne Davies and Sandra Herbst offers practical, research-based strategies for executing effective classroom assessment. It is organized around four considerations, or quadrants: (1) determining the learning destination, (2) researching the expected quality level, (3) planning to collect reliable and valid evidence of learning, and (4) collecting baseline evidence of learning. High school teachers and school leaders will explore what must take place before, during, and after learning to communicate student progress to students, parents, and all other stakeholders. Each chapter of A Fresh Look at Grading and Reporting in High Schools includes examples across multiple disciplines illustrating the authors' strategies in practice. Chapter 1 focuses on preparing for quality classroom assessment. Educators will examine activities, tasks, and plans that support teaching and learning and assess what students have learned. Chapter 2 offers strategies to support learners and encourages educators to engage in standards-based grading and reporting while students are learning. In chapter 3, readers will discover how to effectively report students' progress in effective ways to inform students and other stakeholders. Readers will explore the challenges to classroom assessment and gain solutions in appendix A. Appendix B offers educators a list of planning questions to support the four quadrants.

Author : Sandra Herbst,Anne Davies
Publisher : Connect2learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1928092039

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Grading, Reporting, and Professional Judgement in Elementary Classrooms by Sandra Herbst,Anne Davies Pdf

The essential components of Grading, Reporting, and Professional Judgment in Elementary Classrooms both model and mirror effective practice: preparing for learning, teaching, and assessment engaging students in assessment in support of their learning reporting the learning to others. There is no single right answer, but rather many right ones that respect the structure of each unique subject area, support student learning and achievement, communicate effectively with a range of audiences, and fulfill our required legal and regulatory responsibilities. After the book A Fresh Look at Grading and Reporting in High Schools was published, many educators asked when the elementary edition would be available. This book was written in response to these requests and arises from the important work of transforming classroom assessment. It results from many years of working alongside elementary teachers, as well as school and system leaders. These student-, teacher-, administrator-, and parent-tested ideas will help you find your way to grading and reporting processes that are both possible and practical ? not just during report card time, but all year long.

Author : Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 1928092071

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Making Classroom Assessment Work by Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst Pdf

"An updated guide for educators about quality classroom assessment. Prepares students for their lifelong learning journey by involving them, their parents, and community members in the assessment process and the evaluating and reporting process."--

Author : Ken O′Connor
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781506334165

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How to Grade for Learning by Ken O′Connor Pdf

With more than 50,000 books sold, this resource for teachers and school teams will open illuminating and productive new visions of how to improve grading practices.

Author : Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst,Beth Parrott Reynolds
Publisher : Solution Tree
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Educational leadership
ISBN : 1935543911

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Transforming Schools and Systems Using Assessment by Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst,Beth Parrott Reynolds Pdf

Rev. ed. of: Transforming barriers to assessment for learning: Courtenay, B.C.: Connections Pub., c2008.

Author : Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst,Beth Parrott Reynolds
Publisher : Solution Tree
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 1935543954

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Leading the Way to Assessment for Learning by Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst,Beth Parrott Reynolds Pdf

Rev. ed. of: Leading the way to making classroom assessment work., c2008.

Author : Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst,Brenda Augusta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 1928092055

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Collecting Evidence and Portfolios by Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst,Brenda Augusta Pdf

"The authors show how to involve students in pedagogical documentation--that is, students collecting evidence of learning with the guidance of their teachers. They describe why and when you might use collections of evidence and portfolios; introduce five different types of collections of evidence developed in response to five different purposes and how teachers have involved students in documenting their learning. They also respond to commonly asked questions and concerns from students, teachers, and parents."--

Author : Dianne Conrad,Jason Openo
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781771992329

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Assessment Strategies for Online Learning by Dianne Conrad,Jason Openo Pdf

Assessment has provided educational institutions with information about student learning outcomes and the quality of education for many decades. But has it informed practice and been fully incorporated into the learning cycle? Conrad and Openo argue that the potential inherent in many of the new learning environments being explored by educators and students has not been fully realized. In this investigation of a variety of assessment methods and learning approaches, the authors aim to discover the tools that engage learners and authentically evaluate education. They insist that moving to new learning environments, specifically those online and at a distance, afford opportunities for educators to adopt only the best practices of traditional face-to-face assessment while exploring evaluation tools made available by a digital learning environment in the hopes of arriving at methods that capture the widest set of learner skills and attributes.

Author : Myron Dueck
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416618904

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Grading Smarter, Not Harder by Myron Dueck Pdf

All the talk of closing the achievement gap in schools obscures a more fundamental issue: do the grades we assign to students truly reflect the extent of their learning? In this lively and eye-opening book, educator Myron Dueck reveals how many of the assessment policies that teachers adopt can actually prove detrimental to student motivation and achievement and shows how we can tailor policies to address what really matters: student understanding of content. In sharing lessons, anecdotes, and cautionary tales from his own experiences revamping assessment procedures in the classroom, Dueck offers a variety of practical strategies for ensuring that grades measure what students know without punishing them for factors outside their control; critically examining the fairness and effectiveness of grading homework assignments; designing and distributing unit plans that make assessment criteria crystal-clear to students; creating a flexible and modular retesting system so that students can improve their scores on individual sections of important tests. Grading Smarter, Not Harder is brimming with reproducible forms, templates, and real-life examples of grading solutions developed to allow students every opportunity to demonstrate their learning. Written with abundant humor and heart, this book is a must-read for all teachers who want their grades to contribute to, rather than hinder, their students' success.

Author : Cathy Vatterott
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416620525

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Rethinking Grading by Cathy Vatterott Pdf

Grading systems often reward on-time task completion and penalize disorganization and bad behavior. Despite our best intentions, grades seem to reflect student compliance more than student learning and engagement. In the process, we inadvertently subvert the learning process. After careful research and years of experiences with grading as a teacher and a parent, Cathy Vatterott examines and debunks traditional practices and policies of grading in K–12 schools. She offers a new paradigm for standards-based grading that focuses on student mastery of content and gives concrete examples from elementary, middle, and high schools. Rethinking Grading will show all educators how standards-based grading can authentically reflect student progress and learning—and significantly improve both teaching and learning. Cathy Vatterott is an education professor and researcher at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, a former middle school teacher and principal, and a parent of a college graduate. She has learned from her workshops that "grading continues to be the most contentious part . . . conjuring up the most intense emotions and heated disagreements." Vatterott is also the author of the book Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs.

Author : Thomas R. Guskey
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781935542759

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On Your Mark by Thomas R. Guskey Pdf

Create and sustain a learning environment where students thrive and stakeholders are accurately informed of student progress. Clarify the purpose of grades, craft a vision statement aligned with this purpose, and discover research-based strategies to implement effective grading and reporting practices. Identify policies and practices that render grading inaccurate, and understand the role grades play in students’ future success and opportunities.

Author : Kathleen Gregory,Caren Cameron,Anne Davies,Principal Lecturer in Law Anne Davies
Publisher : Solution Tree
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 0986785105

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Self-Assessment and Goal Setting by Kathleen Gregory,Caren Cameron,Anne Davies,Principal Lecturer in Law Anne Davies Pdf

In the foreword to Self-Assessment and Goal Setting, Heidi Andrade explains that "self-assessment is a key element in formative assessment because it involves students in thinking about the quality of their own work rather than relying on their teacher as the sole source of evaluative judgments." Throughout this second book in the Knowing What Counts series, authors Kathleen Gregory, Caren Cameron, and Anne Davies describe ways for teachers to create more involved students by including them in the assessment of their own work. The first section in this book provides ten self-assessment activities for students and details how to: (1) introduce the purpose of the activities to students, (2) implement the activities, and (3) provide different opportunities for practice. The authors encourage the reader to adapt the examples they provide as needed to best fit their specific needs and circumstances. In the second section, the authors describe how to make goal setting a logical extension of self-assessment. Guidelines are provided for short-term and long-term goals. The third section contains common questions teachers may have about the concepts presented in the first two sections of the book as well as questions parents and students may bring to educators in response to the activities described in these sections. The authors respond to these questions in detail, giving educators the knowledge they need to properly implement these strategies and respond to others' concerns

Author : Kathleen Gregory,Caren Cameron,Anne Davies,Principal Lecturer in Law Anne Davies
Publisher : Solution Tree
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 0978319397

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Setting and Using Criteria by Kathleen Gregory,Caren Cameron,Anne Davies,Principal Lecturer in Law Anne Davies Pdf

Author : Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst,Kathleen U. Busick
Publisher : Solution Tree
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 1935543970

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Quality Assessment in High Schools by Anne Davies,Sandra Herbst,Kathleen U. Busick Pdf

A joint publication with Solution Tree and Connections Publishing.

Author : Joe Feldman
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781506391595

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Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman Pdf

"Joe Feldman shows us how we can use grading to help students become the leaders of their own learning and lift the veil on how to succeed. . . . This must-have book will help teachers learn to implement improved, equity-focused grading for impact." —Zaretta Hammond, Author of Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain Crack open the grading conversation Here at last—and none too soon—is a resource that delivers the research base, tools, and courage to tackle one of the most challenging and emotionally charged conversations in today’s schools: our inconsistent grading practices and the ways they can inadvertently perpetuate the achievement and opportunity gaps among our students. With Grading for Equity, Joe Feldman cuts to the core of the conversation, revealing how grading practices that are accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational will improve learning, minimize grade inflation, reduce failure rates, and become a lever for creating stronger teacher-student relationships and more caring classrooms. Essential reading for schoolwide and individual book study or for student advocates, Grading for Equity provides A critical historical backdrop, describing how our inherited system of grading was originally set up as a sorting mechanism to provide or deny opportunity, control students, and endorse a "fixed mindset" about students’ academic potential—practices that are still in place a century later A summary of the research on motivation and equitable teaching and learning, establishing a rock-solid foundation and a "true north" orientation toward equitable grading practices Specific grading practices that are more equitable, along with teacher examples, strategies to solve common hiccups and concerns, and evidence of effectiveness Reflection tools for facilitating individual or group engagement and understanding As Joe writes, "Grading practices are a mirror not just for students, but for us as their teachers." Each one of us should start by asking, "What do my grading practices say about who I am and what I believe?" Then, let’s make the choice to do things differently . . . with Grading for Equity as a dog-eared reference.