This Digest describes different types of scoring rubrics and explains why they are useful. Scoring rubrics are descriptive scoring schemes that are developed by teachers or other evaluators to guide the analysis of the products or processes of students' efforts. Scoring rubrics are generally used when a judgment of quality is required, and they…

This Digest provides a process for developing scoring rubrics. The first step is to identify clearly the qualities that need to be displayed in a student's work to demonstrate proficient performance. These qualities will be the top level or levels of scoring criteria for the scoring rubric. Then the decision must be made whether the information…

What is the role of "zero" in grading? According to several authors, giving students a zero lets them too easily off the hook, seldom serves as a motivator for them to do better and is not an accurate reflection of what has been learned. While students do need to be responsible and accountable for their work, assigning a zero skews the grade and…

With the increased focus on standards-based education, more and more states, districts and school are becoming interested in standards-based grading and report cards. Hawaii, for example, is a state that is working hard on its "Standards Implementation Design" (SID), including standards-based report cards. As a component of Maine's Local…

Author's main thesis here is that there has been but meager research on the question of how we should go about achieving goals and that there is a need for much more research into the question of teaching methods on the community college level. (Author/RK)

The first rule for building and maintaining student interest in course work is to give him objective measures of progress. Twenty four coded criteria established through conferences with parents, students, and teachers, together with a system for scoring these criteria, will help to make grading more relevant. (KP)

A small Toronto school found a ready solution to the task of manual scheduling through the use of a computer service utlity. (Author/JN)

Author uses the anthropological concept of ritual to raise new questions concerning this process.'' (Editor)

Investigates the influence of handwriting style and composition errors on the marking of essays. (DS)

Reports on a method which involves students in the evaluation of student performance in film study classes. (RB)

In a behavioral experiment, students have the opportunity to succeed without the threat of failure. (Editor/PG)

Student administered oral examination compared to the conventional written, objective examination. (IR)

If evidence of a student's performance is worth requiring, it is worth requiring that it be performed satisfactorily. (Editor)