grading and marking (education)

"Aiden is one of the smartest players on the field. His active brain helps him to respond quickly to the action and anticipate the ball. But that same overactivity doesn't translate to his schoolwork. . . . His grades are so low that if he doesn't improve, he'll be dropped from the team. Will Aiden make the grade, or will he watch from the sideline?"--Provided by publisher.

"This practical, engaging guide explores how student-centered assessment not only improves student engagement and achievement but also ensures that assessment is accurate, meaningful, and fair"--Provided by publisher.

Provides research-based step-by-step guidance for using assessment effectively, covering the setting of learning targets, design of assessment tasks, creation of scoring guides, tracking and analysis of data, and use of feedback.

Fifth-grade Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control.

Fifth-grade Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control.

Airy Fairy fears she will not be able to attend the Christmas party when she is given an extra assignment to make up for her very bad report card--the worst in the history of Fairy Gropplethorpe's Academy for Good Fairies.

Although Mia feels fairly satisfied with her life, she worries about who should attend parent-teacher night and her failing grade in Spanish.

Fifth-grader Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control.

"[Westerberg's] aim is to provide the reader with a concrete, detailed, and practical blueprint for transitioning towards standards-based grading ... The approach to best practices in assessment and grading put forth in this book allows a school or district to choose which destination or destinations along a progressive continuum or options it wants to move forward, and at what pace"--pages 2-3.

Ben thinks he's too little to do anything until his older siblings produce his first report card, grading him on all the things little brothers do best.