TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quinn,Timothy
TI  - On grades and grading: supporting student learning through a more transparent and purposeful use of grades 
SN  - 9781610489119
AV  - LB3051 .Q57 2013
U1  - 371.27/2 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Lanham, Maryland
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield
KW  - Grading and marking (Students)
KW  - fast
KW  - ram
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116) and index; Grades defined -- The pedagogical purposes of grades -- Grade inflation -- The forms grades take: numbers vs. letters -- Determining summative grades -- Grading and failure: retakes and rewrites -- Grading behaviors and dispositions -- Grading collaborative work -- Self-assessment and self-grading -- Technology and the grading process -- The issue of inconsistency -- The advantages and disadvantages of rubrics -- How to report grades -- Shifting the focus from grades to learning
N2  - ""Educators will find both concrete strategies for improving their grading systems and policies and, perhaps most importantly, a rich resource for improving student learning. Ultimately, Quinn hopes to create a world in which students, parents, and teachers all pay more attention to learning and less to grades themselves.""--Amazon.com."
ER  -