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34 - Standards-Based Grading and Specifications Grading: Their Similarities and Differences
March 05, 2024 · 50 min

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

Please note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Clicking on them and purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!

American Society for Engineering Education, CoNECD conference What is Specifications Grading? From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center on Transformative TeachingSpecifications Grading, by Linda NilsonHow an Alternative Grading System is Improving Student Learning, from Chemical & Engineering NewsSpecifications 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:

The Grading for Growth BlogThe Grading ConferenceThe Intentional Academia Blog

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 ClarkSpecifications Grading, by Linda Nilsen