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Questions to Consider About Student Assessment

  • Will I grade on an absolute (criterion-referenced) standard, on a relative (norm-referenced) standard, on subjective determinations of student learning, on student-teacher contracts, or on some other method of grading?
  • What are my reasons for choosing the method I will use?
  • What do I consider outstanding performance?
  • How should an average student perform?
  • What are my reasons for allowing or not allowing students opportunities to earn extra credit?
  • What are my values concerning student attendance, class participation, and completion of assignments?
  • Will I depend upon a single method for assessing students' learning, or will I use a variety of methods (tests, writing assignments, oral presentations)?
  • Have I described my grading plan adequately to students in writing in the course syllabus and orally at the beginning of the course?
  • How will I handle late or missing assignments?
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February 24, 2006