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Solving the Problems of Zero in Grading
Post written by Thomas R. Guskey Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky Originally published: 06.25.13 Much ado has been made in recent years about the problem of zeros in grading....
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Grading is Personal
Post written by Thomas R. Guskey Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky Originally Published: May 31, 2016 in ASCD Blogs Suppose during a physical examination, your doctor recorded...
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Multiple Grades: The First Step To Improving Grading and Reporting
Post written by Thomas R. Guskey Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky Originally Published on February 4, 2018, in Education Week. Imagine going to your physician for a medical...
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Rubrics Are Fine, But How Do I Get an A?
Post written by Thomas R. Guskey Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky Originally published in Ed Week Rubrics help educators describe student performance at all levels of...
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Don’t Get Rid of Grades: Change Their Meaning and Consequences
Post written by Thomas R. Guskey Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky Originally published in Ed Week Newspapers, magazines, and journals today are filled with articles about the...
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Let’s Give Up the Search for ‘Best Practices’ in Grading
It's time that educators recognize a basic truth about reforming the way we grade and report student learning. That truth is this: There are no "best practices" in grading and reporting, and there is...
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Grades versus Comments: What Does the Research Really Tell Us?
In articles and presentations on student feedback, educators are admonished today to use No grades, comments only! Grades, they are told, make students complacent and unmotivated. Comments, however,...
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Should We Consider Pass/Fail Grading?
Thomas R. Guskey, Senior Research Scholar, University of Louisville Originally published in Ed Week March 8, 2020 With schools around the world moving to online instruction in the wake of the...
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Assessment & Grading in the Midst of a Pandemic
Thomas R. Guskey, Senior Research Scholar, University of Louisville Originally published in Ed Week, April 13, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to educators throughout...
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