The author provides eight guidelines for good grading:
· Relate grading procedures to learning goals (i.e., standards).
· Use clearly described criterion-referenced performance standards.
· Limit the valued attributes included in grades to individual achievement.
· Sample student performance—do not include all scores in grades.
· Grade in pencil—keep records so they can be updated easily.
· Determine, don’t just calculate grades.
· Use quality assessment(s) and properly recorded evidence of achievement.
· Discuss and involve students in assessment, including grading, throughout the teaching/learning process.
Reviewed by Carol Campbell, PhD
Vice President for Education
Southwestern Union Conference
