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51 - Reflecting on Standards-Based Grading with Joe Zeccola and Ashleigh Fox
Description
In this episode, Joe Zeccola and Dr. Ashleigh Fox join Sharona and Bosley as we look at a critique of standards-based grading written from someone in the trenches, already working in alternative grading. We discuss many of the main points of the article as a way of self-reflecting on our practices as we explore this world of alternative grading.
Links
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- We Need to Talk About Standards-Based Grading, Grow Beyond Grades Blog
- Effects of no feedback, task-related comments, and grades on intrinsic motivation and performance. Butler, R. and Nisan, M. 1986, Journal of Educational Psychology
Previous Episodes for Joe Zeccola:
- Episode 6 - The Anatomy of a Learning Outcome
- Episode 13 - Interim Grades
- Episode 39 - Systemic Change
Previous Episodes for Ashleigh Fox
Resources
The Grading Conference - an annual, online conference exploring Alternative Grading in Higher Education & K-12.
Some great resources to educate yourself about Alternative Grading:
Recommended Books on Alternative Grading (Please note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!):
- Grading for Growth, by Robert Talbert and David Clark
- Specifications Grading, by Linda