Guidelines for Grading

Teachers all over the world agonize over the complexities of grading. Should you give As for effort and Bs for bad attitude? Be merciful or strict? Curve or not curve? How important are grades, after all? Lifetime educator Sherri Vick offers solutions for your grading nightmares. Combining practical tips with sound philosophy, she clarifies the purpose of grades and discusses rubrics, evaluation and testing methods, special cases, and difficult scenarios. You'll discover the importance of teaching the student, not the material, and of balancing fairness with understanding. - Container.