Grading Practices Question Title * 1. Select your home base level. a. Elementary b. Middle School c. High School Question Title * 2. I include one or more of the following in grades: effort, participation, tardiness, attendance, and/or adherence to class rules. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 3. I reduce points on work submitted late. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 4. I give bonus points for extra credit. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 5. I reduce grades for cheating. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 6. I organize information in my gradebook by source: homework, quizzes, tests, labs, etc. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 7. I communicate feedback on assessments by providing a single letter grade. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 8. I provide detailed comments to students about strengths and weaknesses in their work. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 9. I include performance on homework into final grades. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 10. I keep separate track of information from formative and summative assessments. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 11. I allow students to redo assessments without penalty if they have not done well. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 12. I allow new evidence to replace, not simply be added to old evidence. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 13. My students understand how grades will be calculated and what evidence will count. a. Almost always b. Frequently c. Sometimes d. Never Question Title * 14. The ONLY purpose for grades should be to communicate student learning as of a point in time. a. Agree b. Somewhat agree c. Somewhat disagree d. Disagree Question Title * 15. One should NEVER include group scores in grades for individual students. a. Agree b. Somewhat agree c. Somewhat agree d. Disagree Question Title * 16. There should be a limit to the number of students who receive grades of A. a. Agree b. Somewhat agree c. Somewhat disagree d. Disagree Question Title * 17. Assessments and grades should demonstrate how well students are doing relative to one another. a. Agree b. Somewhat agree c. Somewhat disagree d. Disagree Question Title * 18. It is most accurate to base grades on the mean (average) score rather than the median (middle) or mode (most frequent) score. a. Agree b. Somewhat agree c. Somewhat disagree d. Disagree Question Title * 19. Peer and self assessment should be limited to formative assessment because only teachers should assign grades. a. Agree b. Somewhat agree c. Somewhat disagree d. Disagree Question Title * 20. I can design or find assessments that provide an accurate picture of student learning on particular learning targets/objectives. a. Very confident b. Somewhat confident c. A little confident Question Title * 21. I can prepare assessment plans for units that show when formative assessment and summative assessments will occur and how they interact. a. Very confident b. Somewhat confident c. A little confident Question Title * 22. I can assign grades that support learning. a. Very confident b. Somewhat confident c. A little confident Done