On grades and grading : supporting student learning through a more transparent and purposeful use of grades - Quinn, Timothy (Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2013)
Grades defined -- The pedagogical purposes of grades -- Grade inflation -- The forms grades take: numbers versus letters -- Determining summative grades -- Grading and failure -- 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 using rubrics -- How to report grades -- Shifting the focus from grades to learning.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Grading and marking (Students); Grading and marking (Students)