According to a recent study, grading is one of the least stressful activities early career teachers have to complete. Grading is time consuming, however, and more grading-related questions are popping ...

Attempts to address inequitable grading, while well-intentioned, can go awry if districts don't bring all stakeholders to the table to work out standards most people can agree on.

Adopters of alternative grading see it as offering something that traditional grading does not: a shift in student motivation away from chasing percentage points on quizzes and tests, and toward ...

A grading practice known as the "50% rule" that tries to motivate students with a minimum grade even for those who earned below that mark has become controversial at Hamilton County Schools. School ...

In “Remaking the Grade, From A to D” (The Chronicle, September 14), Douglas B. Reeves has a number of observations and critiques about grading. It is not crystal clear what his solution is, but there ...

A nything Harvard College does draws attention. So it was no surprise that a recent report arguing that undergraduate grading practices are “out of whack,” as one professor put it, got a lot of buzz.

"When students understand the purpose of assessment, they are more likely to engage in meaningful learning." Final assessments are more than just a measure of student knowledge—they shape the learning ...

Conversations and grading policies that reflect more equitable practices will hopefully continue to evolve as stakeholders understand more about student needs According to a recent study, grading is ...

Setting up a grading system requires more than a calculator. A philosophical foundation is important to how a teacher grades. Having a philosophical basis for grading helps instructors explain grades, ...