Grading

Cultivating Metacognitive Growth: Teacher-student Rubric Co-construction for Enhanced College Writing Instruction

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Tong Zhang Assignments & Activities Archive Activity Description Rubrics, often perceived as scoring devices, are pivotal in assessing students’ writing proficiency. Effectively utilizing rubrics can improve grading efficiency and consistency, guiding students in reflecting on their learning and comprehending the teacher’s feedback. Although rubrics are commonly used in writing classrooms, students may find them unclear […]

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“Is This for a Grade?”: Understanding Assessment, Evaluation, and Low-Stakes Writing Assignments

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Jason McIntosh Volume 5 Chapter Description Grades are an important part of school. Among other things, they tell students how well they met assignment outcomes, whether they are on track to pass their courses and graduate, and if they qualify for certain scholarships and extracurricular activities. However, grades are also the cause of a great

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What Are We Being Graded On?

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Jeremy Levine Volume 4 Chapter Description Grades are an (often) unmentioned but all-powerful force in the writing classroom. We know that grades mean a great deal to students, motivating many of their decisions in the classroom.* But because grading is uncomfortable and inexact work, we rarely discuss it openly in class — a silence that

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