TY - BOOK AU - Quinn,Timothy TI - On grades and grading: supporting student learning through a more transparent and purposeful use of grades SN - 9781610489119 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - LB 3051 .Q57 2013 PY - 2013///] CY - Lanham, Maryland PB - Rowman & Littlefield Education KW - Grading and marking (Students) KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -