Grading systems often reward on-time task completion and penalize disorganization and bad behavior.
Vatterott is also the author of the book Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs .. conjuring up the most intense emotions and heated disagreements. . .
She has learned from her workshops that grading continues to be the most contentious part .
Louis, a former middle school teacher and principal, and a parent of a college graduate.
Cathy Vatterott is an education professor and researcher at the University of Missouri-St.
Rethinking Grading will show all educators how Standards-Based grading can authentically reflect student progress and learning--and significantly improve both teaching and learning.
She offers a new paradigm for Standards-Based grading that focuses on student mastery of content and gives concrete examples from elementary, middle, and high schools.
After careful research and years of experiences with grading as a teacher and a parent, Cathy Vatterott examines and debunks traditional practices and policies of grading in K-12 schools.
In the process, we inadvertently subvert the Learning process.
Despite our best intentions, grades seem to reflect student compliance more than student Learning and engagement.
Grading systems often reward on-time task completion and penalize disorganization and bad behavior
