The Importance of Grades

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Assessing Academic Understanding

Test your knowledge on the significance of grades in education with this engaging quiz. Understand how grading impacts student motivation, comprehension, and performance. Explore various viewpoints on the necessity and implications of grading systems.

7 thought-provoking questions
Understand feedback's role in learning
Evaluate the effectiveness of homework grading

7 Questions2 MinutesCreated by EvaluatingTeacher412

What grade should a student get based upon the following grade description? "The student has completed proficient work on all course objectives and advanced work on some objectives."

Systematic and extensive feedback on assignments sends students the message that they CAN and SHOULD do homework as practice.

True

False

Students SHOULD be able to mask their level of understanding with their attendance, level of effort, or other issues.

True

False

Other consequences (not grades) should be used for motivation, effort, and/or compliance.

True

False

Formative assessments help teachers know students' level of mastery BEFORE they get to the summative exam.

True

False

We can and should report information about student performance in areas like attendance and effort, but we can report it separately from academic achievement.

True

False

The Importance of Grades

Assessing Academic Understanding

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