Rethinking Letter Grades: A Five-Step Approach for Aligning Letter Grades to Learning Standards

By Caren Cameron and Kathleen Gregory

Authors, Caren Cameron and Kathleen Gregory, offer a practical five-step process for arriving at letter grades that moves away from collecting a string of marks and calculating a grade. They offer an alternative assessment method by examining a wide variety of assessment tools (rating scales, scoring keys, rubrics, test scores, observation records, discussion notes, symbols, portfolio collections, and more) and match the student evidence with a description of achievement.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Release date: Oct 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9781553795384

Caren Cameron

Caren Cameron, M.Ed. (1949-2021) retired from a long and varied career in education. She was a teacher for over 30 years and became a District Principal for Educational Programs in Sooke School District #62. As a workshop leader and facilitator, and university instructor, she spent time working with colleagues across North America on a variety of literacy and assessment topics. She has co-authored several practical books to assist busy teachers.

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