Grading systems

1.What are the purposes of grading?

2.What types of judgments underlie a teacher’s grading system? Comment about each type. What are some choices in reporting students’ progress to parents?

3.What are some issues in grading? REFLECT

4.What criteria would you adopt for deciding whether a teacher is doing an excellent job in grading?

1. Amaal brings home her school report card. On the card are letter grades indicating that Amaal has earned A’s in math, reading, and social studies, and B’s in science and P.E. Her parents look over her grades, sign the card, and return it to the school. What purpose did these grades serve?

a. administrative

b. guidance

c. informational

d. motivational

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