| Description |
1 online resource (313 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Half Title; Acknowledgements; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Part I Why Changing Grading at the Secondary Level Is a Tough Sell; 1 Grading Long Perceived as the One Immovable Element in a Constantly Evolving Field; 2 Determining Why Grading Changes Are Needed; Part II Practice Trumps Policy; 3 Policy A Starting Point, Not the Destination Finder; 4 Policy Into Practices The Path to Effective Grading; Part III Grading Practices to Prevent Failure, Recover Credits, and Increase Grading on Standards |
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5 Preventing Unnecessary Failure6 What Do We Do When Failure Does Happen? Effective Credit Recovery; 7 Standards-Based Grading; Part IV Elements for Successful Implementation; 8 Determining What (Could) Change; 9 Implementation Setting Up and Conducting Action Research; Appendixes; References; Index; Publisher Note |
| Summary |
Enacting an effective grading system that emphasizes the secondary student's learning process! The book is written in an articulate and direct format that highlights successful practices, programs and activities that support effective implementation of changing grading systems. Providing research of grading reforms that were enacted by an active teacher dialogue with the student's perspective takeninto consideration Addressing the shortcomings ofno failure policies in the overall learning process Researching perception of effort limitations and the impact ofgrades give |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Grading and marking (Students)
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High school teaching
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Grading and marking (Students)
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High school teaching.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781483319896 |
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148331989X |
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