The following tips are intended to help answer some of the most popular grading questions that come up at the end of the year. These tips may be new to some and serve as reminders to others. (approx. 3-minute read) If you are dropping the lowest score from an assignment group, for it to correctly… Read more »
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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 »