Effective Grading A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College

by Walvoord, Barbara E.; Anderson, Virginia Johnson

• ISBN13: 9780470502150
• ISBN10: 0470502150
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-16
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This new edition of the classic book has been thoroughly updated and revised with the latest research. The book offers a hands-on guide for evaluating student work and examines the link between teaching and grading. The authors show how to integrate the grading process with course objectives and offer a wealth of information about student learning. The book also includes information on integration of technology and online teaching, and is filled with more illustrative examples, including a sample syllabus. This revised resource can help any professor enrich student learning in the classroom.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

The Authors

Introduction

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

How Grading Serves Broader Assessment Purposes

Assessment for Departments and General Education

Case Studies of Departmental and General Education Assessment

Assessment for Grant Proposals

Examples of Rubrics

Example of Departmental Assessment Report

References

Index

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