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PUBLICATIONS

Books

A Repair Kit for Grading: (3rd Edition) 15 Fixes for Broken Grades

Third Edition, First Educational Resources

Essentials for Principals: The School Leader's Guide to Grading

Solution Tree/NAESP, Bloomington, 2012

How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards

4th Edition, Corwin, Thousand Oaks, CA 2018

Quick Reference Guide

Standards-Based Grading Quick Reference Guide

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Learning Sciences International, West Palm Beach, FL., 2017

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Additional Books

A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades, ETS/ATI. Portland, OR, 2007

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How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards, Second Edition reprint. Corwin, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2005

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How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards, Second Edition, Skylight, Glenview, IL, 2002

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The Mindful School: How to Grade for Learning, Skylight, Arlington Heights, IL, 1999

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Quality Assessment: Fitting the Pieces Together, OSSTF, ON (with Harper and Simpson), 1999

 

Assess for Success, OSSTF, Toronto, ON (with Midwood and Simpson), 1993

Additional Books

A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades, ETS/ATI. Portland, OR, 2007

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How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards, Second Edition reprint. Corwin, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2005

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How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards, Second Edition, Skylight, Glenview, IL, 2002

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The Mindful School: How to Grade for Learning, Skylight, Arlington Heights, IL, 1999

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Quality Assessment: Fitting the Pieces Together, OSSTF, ON (with Harper and Simpson), 1999

 

Assess for Success, OSSTF, Toronto, ON (with Midwood and Simpson), 1993

Chapters

with Sarah Craig and Rosemary Evans, "21st century assessment: what does 'best practice look like in PYP?," in Davidson, S. and S. Carber Taking the PYP Forward: The future of the IB Primary Years Programme, John Catt, Melton, Woodbridge, 2009

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"The Last Frontier: Tackling the Grading Dilemma," in Reeves, D. (Ed) Ahead of the Curve: The Power of Assessment to Transform Teaching and Learning, Solution Tree, Bloomington, IN, 127-145, 2007

Articles

with Lee Ann Jung and Douglas Reeves, "Gearing Up for FAST Grading and Reporting," Kappan, Volume 99, Number 8, May, 67-71, 2018

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with Lee Ann Jung and Douglas Reeves, “What’s Worth Fighting Against in Grading.” Educational Leadership,Volume 74, Number 8, May. 42-46, 2017

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"A Case for Standards-Based Grading and Reporting," School Administrator, Volume 74, Number 1, January 24-28, 2017

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with Rick Wormeli, "Effective Grading in Standards-Based Schools," Educational Leadership, Volume 69, Number 3, November, 40-44, 2011

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"Grades - When, Why, What Impact and How?," Education Canada, Spring, 50(2), 38-41, 2010

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with Damian Cooper, "Fair: Assessment and Grading for the 21st Century," Changing Perspectives, February, 27-31, 2009

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with Jay McTighe, "Seven Practices for Effective Learning," Educational Leadership, Volume 63, Number 3, November, 10-17, 2005

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"The Principals Role in Report Card Grading," NASSP Bulletin, 37-46, 2001

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"Grading - An Exercise in Professional Judgement," Orbit, Volume 30, Number 4, 40-42, 2000

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"Grading Guidelines: District Assessment Policy Helps Grading Support Student Learning," Schools in the Middle, December, 28-29, 1999

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"Grading - Myth, Mystery, and Magic," Research Speaks to Teachers, SBE, April, 1-2, 1996

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"Guidelines for Grading that Support Learning and Student Success," NASSP Bulletin, May, 91-95-2, 1995

Papers

A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades, ETS/ATI. Portland, OR, 2007

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How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards, Second Edition reprint. Corwin, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2005

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How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards, Second Edition, Skylight, Glenview, IL, 2002

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The Mindful School: How to Grade for Learning, Skylight, Arlington Heights, IL, 1999

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Quality Assessment: Fitting the Pieces Together, OSSTF, ON (with Harper and Simpson), 1999

 

Assess for Success, OSSTF, Toronto, ON (with Midwood and Simpson), 1993

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