Little note: I used tier list termology as my grading rubric, so for those unaware S tier is above A. That's the only real ...

Rubrics (or scoring tools) are a way of describing evaluation criteria or grading standards based on the expected outcomes and performances of students. Each rubric consists of a set of scoring ...

To give students the grading rubric and help them understand our criteria for evaluating their work; to have students revise their thesis/introduction with our grading criteria in mind Pass out the ...

STAAR test scores out Friday show small gains in some districts, but overall the results show not much change in how students are performing. Some superintendents say new grading practices for the ...

We’ve tried to give the Rohnert Park-Cotati Unified School District the benefit of the doubt on its decision to ratchet down its grading rubric to help struggling students. But it’s hard. Editor’s ...

This rubric is based on four elements that together work for an effective paper: thesis, evidence and analysis, structure, and style: The A paper makes an interesting, complex, and important argument ...

Arizona public schools will get new letter-grade ratings for the first time in three years this fall, and the state will calculate them in ways both different and similar. Schools will still be graded ...

10 All of the following are present: (1) Why the problem is important, (2) The background necessary to understand the objectives, including relevant literature, (3) a clear statement of the objectives ...

I often say that I’d teach for free but need to be paid to grade. Grading is hard work. It’s not only time-consuming, but it is stressful, exhausting and at times even agonizing. All too often, ...