Grading The Curve
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Grading Curve Realities
Grading Curve Realities explores the complex role of grading curves in legal education, revealing how these systems, intended to provide objective assessment, can inadvertently foster competition and anxiety among students. The book analyzes the statistical principles behind grading curves, highlighting that while they aim for a normal distribution of grades, in practice, this can intensify student rankings and impact career opportunities. Did you know the practice evolved from a desire to maintain academic rigor and comparability across institutions? The book delves into the controversies surrounding grading curves, such as debates about grade inflation and the impact on student mental health, while also examining alternative grading methods. Through empirical data and student surveys, the book underscores the need for a more nuanced approach that balances standardized grading with meaningful learning outcomes. The book begins by explaining the statistical underpinnings, moves through the debates, and concludes with an exploration of the grading curves' impact on students and recommendations for reform.
Ahead of the Curve
Author: Douglas B. Reeves
language: en
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Release Date: 2009-11-01
This anthology brings the ideas and recommendations of many of the world’s education leaders into one resource that illustrates the many perspectives on effective assessment design and implementation. From involving students in the assessment process to ensuring accuracy and applying assessments to English learners and students with special needs, you will find compelling insights and proven strategies.
SAGE Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment
The Sage Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment provides scholars, professors, graduate students, and other researchers and policy makers in the organizations, agencies, testing companies, and school districts with a comprehensive source of research on all aspects of K-12 classroom assessment. The handbook emphasizes theory, conceptual frameworks, and all varieties of research (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods) to provide an in-depth understanding of the knowledge base in each area of classroom assessment and how to conduct inquiry in the area. It presents classroom assessment research to convey, in depth, the state of knowledge and understanding that is represented by the research, with particular emphasis on how classroom assessment practices affect student achieventment and teacher behavior. Editor James H. McMillan and five Associate Editors bring the best thinking and analysis from leading classroom assessment researchers on the nature of the research, making significant contributions to this prominent and hotly debated topic in education.