Specifications Grading 2.0 - Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, Saving Faculty Time, and Developing Career Competencies

This second edition of the alternative grading classic revisits specs grading with a robust body of research, exemplars, and strategies to elevate the quality of student work, increase engagement and buy-in, and reduce faculty stress.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Continuing Need for a New Grading System 2. Learning Outcomes and Course Design 3. Linking Grades to Outcomes 4. Pass/Fail Grading for Rigor, Motivation, And Faculty Peace of Mind 5. Essentials of Specifications Grading 6. Converting Specs-Graded Student Work into Final Letter Grades 7. Specs-Graded Course Designs in STEM and the Health Sciences 8. Specs-Graded Course Designs in Business, the Humanities, and the Social Sciences 9. Evidence Of Restored Rigor, Student Motivation, and Saved Faculty Time 10. What Do the Students Think? 11. Developing Students' Career Competencies 12. Developing a Course with Specs Grading 13. An Evaluation of Specs Grading

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Linda B. Nilson is Director Emerita of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University, USA.
Joseph (Joe) A. Packowski is an award-winning educator who fosters empowerment and experiential learning, drawing on 25 years of workforce and corporate recruiting experience.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Nilson Linda B., Joseph A. Packowski
• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 30.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032907604
• ISBN: 978-1-032-90760-4
• Seiten: 244
• Illustration: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Bildungswesen; EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment, EDUCATION / Teaching / General, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher