Episode 124: Grading for Equity
Toni Rose is joined by Megan Leich to discuss her philosophy on and approaches to grades, grading, and assessment.
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Toni Rose is joined by Megan Leich to discuss her philosophy on and approaches to grades, grading, and assessment.
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Megan's ESRN grading scale (based on Robert Talbert’s EMRN scale):
- E: Excellent
- Student’s submission goes beyond satisfactory requirements in a measurable way
- I provide examples of what that could look like (including additional skills in a project, going deeper into a topic, etc - it depends on what the assessment and standards/outcomes are)
- S: Satisfactory
- Student’s submission meets the standards/requirements
- Revision is optional
- R: Revise
- Some part of the submission doesn’t meet the requirements yet
- Revision is required
- N: Not Accessable
- The submission can’t be assessed for some reason (it’s not submitted, it’s not shared correctly, it’s missing a section, etc)
- Revision is required
- E: Excellent
Resources from Megan (a short selection, many of which she mentioned on the episode):
- Hacking Assessment (Starr Sackstein)
- Ungrading (Susan Blum, editor)
- Grading for Equity (Joe Feldman)
- Specifications Grading (Linda Nilson)
- Grading for Growth Blog
- Other folks to follow:
- Courtney Sobers (Rutgers University)
- Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh (Central New Mexico Community College)
- Matt Townsley (University of N. Iowa)
Email Megan at [email protected]
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