Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading

Implement standards-based grading practices that accurately and equitably report student achievement!

Standards-based education poses a variety of challenges for grading and reporting practices. This edited volume examines critical issues in standards-based grading and provides specific suggestions for improving policies and practices at the school and classroom levels. The chapters:

• Describe traditional school practices that inhibit the implementation of standards-based grading
• Address how teachers can assign fair and accurate grades to English language learners and students with special needs
• Examine legal issues related to grading
• Discuss why report card grades and large-scale assessment scores may vary
• Offer communication strategies with parents

Author: Thomas R. Guskey
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
Published: 08/06/2008
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 10.95h x 8.32w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9781412967259

About the Author
Thomas R. Guskey, Ph.D., is a professor in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Guskey is an expert in research and evaluation who has authored or edited 12 books, including Evaluating Professional Development, which is a top-selling book with Corwin Press. He has twice won the National Staff Development Council′s prestigious Book of the Year Award and three times won the Article of the Year Award. He presents regularly at national conferences on the areas of standards-based grading and reporting.

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