The second edition of Effective Grading--the book thathas become a classic in the field--provides a proven hands-onguide for evaluating student work and offers an in-depthexamination of the link between teaching and grading. AuthorsBarbara E. Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson explain thatgrades are not isolated artifacts but part of a process that, whenintegrated with course objectives, provides rich information aboutstudent learning, as well as being a tool for learning itself. Theauthors show how the grading process can be used for broaderassessment objectives, such as curriculum and institutionalassessment.This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes a wealth ofnew material including:* Expanded integration of the use of technology and onlineteaching* A sample syllabus with goals, outcomes, and criteria for studentwork* New developments in assessment for grant-funded projects* Additional information on grading group work, portfolios, andservice-learning experiences* New strategies for aligning tests and assignments with learninggoals* Current thought on assessment in departments and generaleducation, using classroom work for program assessments, and usingassessment data systematically to "close the loop"* Material on using the best of classroom assessment to fosterinstitutional assessment* New case examples from colleges and universities, includingcommunity colleges"When the first edition of Effective Grading came out, itquickly became the go-to book on evaluating student learning. Thissecond edition, especially with its extension into evaluating thelearning goals of departments and general education programs, willmake it even more valuable for everyone working to improve teachingand learning in higher education."--L. Dee Fink, author, Creating Significant LearningExperiences"Informed by encounters with hundreds of faculty in theirworkshops, these two accomplished teachers, assessors, and facultydevelopers have created another essential text. Current faculty, aswell as graduate students who aspire to teach in college, willcarry this edition in a briefcase for quick reference to scores ofexamples of classroom teaching and assessment techniques and waysto use students' classroom work in demonstrating departmental andinstitutional effectiveness."--Trudy W. Banta, author, Designing EffectiveAssessment

Preface to the Second Edition.The Authors.Chapter 1 Introduction.PART ONE GRADING IN THE CLASSROOM.Chapter 2 Clarifying Goals, Constructing Assignments.Chapter 3 Fostering Healthy Student Motivation.Chapter 4 Establishing Criteria and Standards for Grading.Chapter 5 Linking Teaching, Learning, and Grading.Chapter 6 Managing Time for Teaching, Learning, andResponding.Chapter 7 Making Grading More Time-Efficient.Chapter 8 Calculating Course Grades.Chapter 9 Communicating with Students About Their Grades.Chapter 10 Using the Grading Process to Improve Teaching.PART TWO HOW GRADING SERVES BROADER ASSESSMENTPURPOSES.Chapter 11 Assessment for Departments and General Education.Chapter 12 Case Studies of Departmental and General EducationAssessment.Chapter 13 Assessment for Grant Proposals.Appendix A: Examples of Rubrics.Appendix B: Example of Departmental Assessment Report.References.Index.