Developing Equitable Grading Practices

Rationale

“Grading, if done differently, can be accurate, not infected with bias, and can intrinsically motivate students to learn. Grades can clearly and more objectively describe what students know and can do. Grading practices can encourage students not to cheat but to learn, to persevere when they fail and not lose hope, and to take more ownership and agency for their achievement.” (Feldman, 2019, p. xxiii)

Practices

Explain your grading practices
Support students in tracking their grades
Use standards-based grading
Reduce bias by focusing on academic achievement
Use inclusive grading practices to increase equity
Use grading scales that include accurate measurements
Assign greater weight to more recent and summative evidence of mastery
Provide opportunities to use feedback for improvement
Structure opportunities for students to reflect on and improve their performance
Mitigate the negative impact of late work

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Developing Equitable Grading Practices

Rationale

Practices

Explain your grading practices

Support students in tracking their grades

Use standards-based grading

Reduce bias by focusing on academic achievement

Use inclusive grading practices to increase equity

Use grading scales that include accurate measurements

Assign greater weight to more recent and summative evidence of mastery

Provide opportunities to use feedback for improvement

Structure opportunities for students to reflect on and improve their performance

Mitigate the negative impact of late work