Effective grading : a tool for learning and assessment in college
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- ISBN: 9780470502150
- ISBN: 0470502150
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Physical Description:
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xii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. - Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. How grading serves broader assessment purposes : Assessment for departments and general education ; Case studies of departmental and general education assessment ; Assessment for grant proposals ; Appendix A. Examples of rubrics ; Appendix B. Example of departmental assessment report. |
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Subject: | Grading and marking (Students) United States College students Rating of United States Educational tests and measurements United States Education, Higher United States |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | LB 2368 .W35 2010 | 30775305532526 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Effective Grading : A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College
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.