grading and marking (students)

Explores how grades affect a student's life, discussing why they are important, what they can and cannot do, how they reveal certain characteristics, and other related topics.

Describes techniques English teachers may use to provide accurate, thoughtful, and timely assessments of student work.

Twenty-three essays discuss secondary and post-secondary writing instruction, presenting tested ideas for classroom practices, portfolios, peer review, evaluation, and utilization of e-mail and other electronic tools.

Analyzes two important factors that affect student learning: formative assessment and grading, explains how to design and interpret three different types of formative assessments, track student progress, and assign meaningful grades, and includes detailed examples of applications in classrooms.

Provides information on assessment for educators, defining basic terminology, discussing the pros and cons of standardized tests and alternative assessment measures, and explaining the purposes and functions of standards and benchmarks, how to write rubrics and other forms of alternative assessments, and how to report student progress. Includes samples of rubrics.

Analyzes issues related to classroom assessment in higher education, with advice on how educators can develop effective assessment strategies for their class.

Miley finds out her dad is planning on cancelling Hannah Montana's European tour because of her failing grade in biology, and sets her mind to earning an A.

Presents practical guidance for teachers on developing effective rubrics that clarify the targets of instruction, provide valid and reliable assessment of student learning, and improve student motivation and achievement; and also includes several sample rubrics.