grading and marking (students)

Contains suggestions and examples of messages teachers may use on report cards to communicate with students and parents about issues in the classroom and on the playground.

Discusses the different techniques teachers are using to assess student learning and explains how the techniques have changed as researchers have learned more about how children retain information.

Provides educators with a step-by-step guide for developing assessments, tasks, and rubrics designed to help improve students' performance; includes templates, organizers, evaluation tools, and practical suggestions.

Presents examples and adaptations of assessment rubrics on different subjects for primary school through high school and for adult learners, with information on technological topics and both student-generated and teacher-created rubrics.

Discusses the purpose of grading and the need to change classroom grading, and presents alternatives to the traditional systems of grading by letter or percentage scores.

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.