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Sánchez, Rebecca M. – LEARNing Landscapes, 2020
This article describes how dramatic writing and performance practices can be used to reshape qualitative interview data into a verbatim theatre performance with the intent of drawing attention to social movements in education. The performance described in the article reveals the consequences of a punitive educational policy agenda and addresses…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Grading, Educational Policy, Neoliberalism
NELSON, BONNIE E. – 1968
THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH COLLECTED INFORMATION FROM DIRECTORS OF FRESHMAN ENGLISH FOR A REPORT ON COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE REPORT, A DISCUSSION OF TRENDS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION, INDICATES THAT LINGUISTICS AND THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE HAVE NOT BECOME A PART OF THE FRESHMAN ENGLISH CURRICULUM.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Content, English, English Curriculum
Loeher, Larry, Ed; And Others – The TA at UCLA Newsletter, 1985
Four issues of a University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) newsletter by and for teaching assistants (TAs) are presented, with focus on writing, grading, undergraduate instruction, and plagiarism. Topics include: making writing assignments that are clear and provide clear grading criteria; writing with computers, writing by scientists and…
Descriptors: Cheating, College Instruction, Grading, Graduate Students
Fadiman, Clifton; Howard, James – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1980
Problems that school teachers face in teaching writing include overload (too many students and not enough instructional time or time to correct student work), teachers' own lack of preparation for teaching writing, the absence of writing in academic instruction in subjects other than English, and difficulties in grading student writing. (GC)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Education
Williams, Jane – 2001
This bibliography of 38 items is intended to help teachers and others find information that can guide them in making appropriate changes in the classroom based on the needs of individual students with disabilities. All of the books, articles, and videos listed contain suggestions and techniques that can help teachers and, ultimately, students. A…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Books, Curriculum, Diagnostic Tests
Law, Sweety – Higher Education Studies, 2019
Employers have continually indicated that writing instruction is much needed in higher education across all majors. It has become more imperative now than before to better prepare our graduates for professional success in an age of increasing writing necessity, data analytics and reporting, and technical sophistication. Writing assessment in a…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Writing Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Educational Technology
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Huffman, Suanne – English Journal, 1980
A high school writing teacher provides insights about her grading procedures by "writing letters" to typical students in various grade categories. (RL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grading, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation
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Reichert, Nancy – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2003
Discusses how contract grading promotes quality writing as well as a larger quantity of writing. Considers how teachers can use contract grading to support and promote the behaviors, thinking skills, and writing skills they believe will help students create quality writing. Notes that contract grading leads students to write more, to have fewer…
Descriptors: Grading, Instructional Innovation, Performance Contracts, Thinking Skills
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Dorsey-Gaines, Catherine, Ed. – Language Arts, 1998
Discusses 13 professional books (on multiple intelligences, changing literacies, censorship in children's literature, grading student writing, learning journals, and more) and one book of fiction that are potentially useful to educators, and that, in one way or another, take up the theme of "being explicit about explicit instruction."…
Descriptors: Censorship, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Journal Writing
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Calabrese, Marylyn E. – English Journal, 1982
Points out the disadvantages and limitations of grading all student writing. Offers alternative methods of giving students meaningful feedback about their writing. (RL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grading, High Schools, Teaching Load
Prasad, Priya V. – PRIMUS, 2020
Mathematics teachers need to teach students more than just a laundry list of mathematical skills. Many of us also want to train our students to use mathematical habits of mind. However, traditional grading schemes usually do not allow us to reward intellectual courage and modesty. In this paper, I report on my implementation of specifications…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Grading, Mathematics Skills, Thinking Skills
Quinn, David M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
A vast research literature documents racial bias in teachers' evaluations of students. Theory suggests bias may be larger on grading scales with vague or overly general criteria versus scales with clearly specified criteria, raising the possibility that well-designed grading policies may mitigate bias. This study offers relevant evidence through a…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Student Evaluation, Scoring Rubrics, Grading
Haagsman, Marjolein; Snoek, Basten; Peeters, Anton; Scager, Karin; Prins, Frans; van Zanten, Martijn – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2021
Students are generally required to demonstrate diverse skills when writing their bachelor thesis. Accordingly, examiners are expected to consider all these skills when assessing the thesis, regularly with one overall grade. In this study, we examine which criteria of a rubric contribute most to the overall assessment. The study is performed…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Evaluation Criteria, Theses, Undergraduate Students
Kaufman, Julia H.; Schunn, Christian D. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2011
We investigate students' negative perceptions about an online peer assessment system for undergraduate writing across the disciplines. Specifically, we consider the nature of students' resistance to peer assessment; what factors influence that resistance; and how students' perceptions impact their revision work. We do this work by first examining…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Assignments, Student Attitudes, Peer Evaluation
Chen, Ofer; Bergner, Yoav – Information and Learning Sciences, 2021
Purpose: In reflective writing, students are encouraged to examine their own setbacks and progress. With a shortage of guidance in how to provide feedback to students on this type of writing, teachers are often left to figure it out on the job. The central hypothesis in this paper is that the lens of reflective practice can help focus teacher…
Descriptors: Shared Resources and Services, Reflection, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Writing (Composition)