Scholarship
July 3, 2025
Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment
- Author
- Walvoord, Barbara E. and Virginia Johnson Anderson
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA
- ISBN
- 0787940305
- Table of Contents
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Foreword
Preface
The Authors
ch. 1 The Power of Grading for Learning and Assessment
ch. 2 Managing the Grading Process
ch. 3 Making Assignments Worth Grading
ch. 4 Fostering Motivation and Learning in the Grading Process
ch. 5 Establishing Criteria and Standards for Grading
ch. 6 Calculating Course Grades
ch. 7 Communicating with Students About Their Grades
ch. 8 Making Grading More Time-Efficient
ch. 9 Using the Grading Process to Improve Teaching
ch. 10 Determining Faculty Performance, Rewards, and Incentives
ch. 11 Strengthening Departmental and Institutional Assessment
ch. 12 A Case Study of Grading as a Tool for Assessment
App. A AAHE's Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
App. B Types of Assignments and Tests
App. C Examples of Primary Trait-Based Scales Developed by Faculty
References
Index
The grading process can yield rich information about student learning. Effective Grading enables faculty to go beyond using grades as isolated artifacts and helps them make classroom grading processes more fair, time-efficient, and conducive to learning. Classroom assessment of student learning can then contribute to departmental and general-education assessment in ways that meet the needs of institutions and accrediting agencies. Tailored to specific needs of faculty members who seek to make grading a valuable part of student learning and motivation, Effective Grading balances assessment theory and hands-on advice. It offers an in-depth examination of the link between teaching and grading and provides concrete guidance on such critical steps as setting and communicating grading standards, developing assignments to grade, managing time spent on grading, and providing feedback for students. (From the Publisher)