Exam 12: Grading Systems, Marking, and Reporting

Provide a definition for each of these terms: -Marks

What are the three frames of reference to be considered when determining student grades?

Why are grades based on potential not considered reliable?

How does the reporting of non-achievement outcomes change from elementary through secondary grade levels?

The __________ section of the gradebook is used to document information about attendance, homework, and classroom assignments.

What are the two main uses of a special report?

The __________ determines what aspects of student achievement will be included on the report cards.

Report cards are no longer the primary means to report to families about their child's achievement and nonachievement progress.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using rating scales to report non-achievement outcomes.

Letter grades have become the least commonly used grading system to represent students' achievement.

Nonachievement outcomes do not address effort or attitude toward learning.

What type of information is useful to include in a gradebook?

A teacher report, which measures student conduct such as study habits, efforts, and student attitude toward learning, is referred to as a measure of:

The most popular method of reporting nonachievement outcomes such as effort, work habits, and character traits is a:

What is the importance of having students understand the assessment process?

What is the difference between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced evaluation?

What information other than achievement outcomes do parents want to receive from a teacher?

Identify two variations of the A-F grading system.

In which of the following grading standards are student grades determined by the student's relative ranking in the total group?

Provide a definition for each of these terms: -Grading system