Answers to essential questions about standards, assessments, grading, and reporting. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Thomas R. Guskey, Lee Ann Jung.
• Other Names: Guskey, Thomas R; Jung, Lee Ann
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: pt. I Standards -- 1. What Are Standards? -- 2. Are Standards a New Idea in Education? -- 3. Why Do Some People Oppose Standards? -- pt. II Assessments -- 4. What Is Assessment? -- 5. What Is the Difference Between Assessments and Tests? -- 6. What Is Formative Assessment? -- 7. Why Are Formative Assessments Important? -- 8. What Are Common Formative Assessments? -- 9. What Is Summative Assessment? -- 10. What Is High-Stakes Assessment? -- 11. What Are Instructionally Sensitive and Instructionally Insensitive Assessments? -- 12. How Do Assessments for Learning Differ From Assessments of Learning? -- 13. Do Formative Assessments Improve Student Learning? -- pt. III Grading -- 14. What Are Grades? -- 15. What Is the Purpose of Grading? -- 16. Are Grades Essential to Teaching and Learning? -- 17. Why Are the First Grades Assigned So Important? -- 18. Do Low Grades Prompt Students to Try Harder? -- 19. Why Is Setting Percentage Cut-Offs for Grades an Arbitrary Process? -- 20. What Is Wrong With Grading on the Curve? -- pt. IV Reporting -- 21. What Criteria Do Teachers Use in Assigning Grades? -- 22. What Is Standards-Based Grading and Reporting? -- 23. Why Do Some Parents Have Concerns About Standards-Based Grading and Reporting? -- 24. If Schools Implement Standards-Based Grading, Will the Grades Assigned to Students Likely Go Up or Down? -- 25. What Is the Most Important First Step in Implementing Standards-Based Grading? -- 26. What Is the Best Way to Inform Parents About Moving to Standards-Based Grading? -- 27. What Is the Best Way to Encourage Parents to Make Comments on the Report Card? -- 28. Will Standards-Based Grading Improve Student Learning? -- pt. V Grading and Reporting for Exceptional and Struggling Learners -- 29. Who Are Exceptional and Struggling Learners? -- 30. How Do We Assign Grades to Exceptional and Struggling Learners Who Require Modifications? -- 31. What Is the Difference Between Accommodations and Modifications? -- 32. How Do We Legally Report Grades for Exceptional and Struggling Learners on Report Cards and Transcripts? -- 33. Do High School Students Requiring Modifications Receive Course Credit Toward a Diploma? Do Modifications Make a Student Ineligible for Extracurricular Activities, Such as Interscholastic Athletics?
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 155 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 379.1/58; Education -- Standards -- United States; Grading and marking (Students) -- United States; Education -- Standards; Grading and marking (Students); United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452279497; 1452279497; 9781452284279
• Related ISBNs: 145228427X; 9781452235240; 1452235244
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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