Rethinking Letter Grades: A Five-Step Approach for Aligning Letter Grades to Learning Standards

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Portage & Main Press, Feb 15, 2014 - Education - 72 pages
Authors, Caren Cameron and Kathleen Gregory, offer a practical five-step process for arriving at letter grades that moves away from collecting a string of marks and calculating a grade. They offer an alternative assessment method by examining a wide variety of assessment tools (rating scales, scoring keys, rubrics, test scores, observation records, discussion notes, symbols, portfolio collections, and more) and match the student evidence with a description of achievement.

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About the author (2014)

Caren Cameron, M.Ed., is on leave as District Principal of Educational Programs for District #62 (Sooke) in British Columbia. She spends her time working with colleagues across North America. She has co-authored several practical books to assist busy teachers. Kathleen Gregory, M.Ed., teaches English in a secondary school in Victoria, British Columbia. She is also a summer-school instructor for assessment courses at the University of Victoria. Kathleen presents workshops on a variety of assessment topics and literacy strategies. Kathleen has been a district curriculum coordinator and a support teacher for classroom teachers and school teams who are integrating students with special needs. She has co-authored several books.

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