At the end of the semester, you may receive request from students to reevaluate their final grades. If you do not already have a process outlined in your syllabus, this example from Ted M. Coopman, Ph.D., a lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at San José State University, San José, California, provides a great example: https://sjsu.instructure.com/courses/1139558/pages/grade-review-policy Specifically,… Read more »
Grading
Recording from Mastery Grading Talk and Related Resources | Fellowship for Case Research | AI in Education Resource Directory
In case you missed it: Dr. Martha Oakley, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education http://www.chem.indiana.edu/faculty/martha-oakley/ provided us with great information on why she began using mastery grading in her teaching practice as well as what mastery grading can look like in large enrollment classes. Please see the video and related… Read more »
Conversation on Mastery Grading | Quick Tips on Navigating Classroom Challenges | Teaching Resource Database
Join Martha Oakley, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education http://www.chem.indiana.edu/faculty/martha-oakley/ on Monday March 6 1PM – 2:00 PM in Luddy Hall Dean’s Suite – Room 3006 as well as https://iu.zoom.us/j/9550537245 For a Conversation on Mastery Grading: Light Refreshments served. What is Mastery grading? Consider this question: What does a C… Read more »
Best Practices for using Rubrics
Weimer (2016) reminds us of the advantages of using rubrics for students: Rubrics clarify assignment details for students. They provide an operational answer to the frequently asked student question, “What do you want in this assignment?” They make grading more transparent and can be used to help students develop those all-important self-assessment skills. For teachers, rubrics expedite grading… Read more »
Mastery Grading
Robert Talbert, Ph.D., Department of Mathematics, Grand Valley State University recently gave a talk (2021) on mastery grading. He explained that mastery grading aims to make grading a positive, useful, even enjoyable (?!) process by refocusing on grading for eventual mastery of well-defined learning targets rather than one-and-done assessments and points and focusing on instructive feedback rather than auditive point allocations. Campbell,… Read more »