The Grading Podcast 34 - Standards-Based Grading and Specifications Grading: Their Similarities and Differences
In this episode Sharona and Bosley go deeper into the comparison between standards-based grading and specifications-based grading. Looking at the four grading architecture decisions, what looks the same and what looks different between these two systems? Join us for another great conversation about grading. AND! Registration for the Grading Conference is open. Please join us virtually in June for the 5th annual conference!
Links
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- American Society for Engineering Education, CoNECD conference
- What is Specifications Grading? From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center on Transformative Teaching
- Specifications Grading, by Linda Nilson
- How an Alternative Grading System is Improving Student Learning, from Chemical & Engineering News
- Specifications Grading: We May Have a Winner, by Robert Talbert
Resources
The Grading Conference - an annual, online conference exploring Alternative Grading in Higher Education & K-12.
Some great resources to educate yourself about Alternative Grading:
Recommended Books on Alternative Grading (Please note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!):
- Grading for Growth, by Robert Talbert and David Clark
- Specifications Grading, by Linda Nilsen
- Undoing the Grade, by Jesse Stommel
- Grading for Equity, by Joe Feldman
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