Wormeli, a teacher and columnist, describes grading and assessment in the differentiated classroom. He discusses the mindset of differentiated instruction, the principles of grading and assessment, and mastery; assessment, including lesson design, tiering assessments, and rubrics; and grading, including grading practices to avoid, grading issues, grading scales, and gradebooks and report cards. This edition includes new sections on sports eligibility, honor roll, graphic portrayal of student learning, descriptive feedback techniques, and motivating and grading gifted/talented students, as well as revised chapters on test questions, redos/retakes, grading scales, and grading effort and behavior. The chapter on how to motivate colleagues to use standards-based assessment and grading has been removed. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Differentiated instruction is a nice idea, but what happens when it comes to assessing and grading students? What's both fair and leads to real student learning? An internationally recognized expert on grading practices, Rick Wormeli first examined these questions 10 years ago in the first edition of Fair Isnt Always Equal.
In this thoroughly updated second edition, Rick provides a catalyst for serious reflection on current grading and assessment practices in differentiated classrooms. Coherent and effective standards-based grading practices for a high-stakes, accountability-focused world is also outlined. Recognizing the importance of having a shared school vision for assessment and grading, Rick addresses the challenges for teachers and administrators alike.
Middle- and high-school educators will easily recognize real examples and gray areas of grading. Rick tackles important and sometimes controversial assessment and grading issues constructively, incorporating modern pedagogy and the challenges of working with diverse groups of students. New sections address sports eligibility, honor roll, descriptive feedback techniques, and gifted/talented students, and chapters on test questions, redos/retakes, grading scales, and grading effort and behavior have been revised extensively.
This important book clearly explains the principles behind best grading practices so that you're ready for all grading questions or scenarios that you may encounter in your classrooms and schools.
