Tips for Grading

Kevin Gannon suggests ways to conduct grading which make it less onerous.

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Student Evaluation in a Time of Coronavirus

Emma Dill shares how students are being evaluated now that they have been moved to an online environment. Many are being graded on a pass-fail basis to minimize the negative impact of being moved online mid-semester.

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Grading

Rob Jenkins explains why he does not edit student rough drafts. What he establishes is a system of peer review in his classroom, and only grades and comments on the student work that has gone through a polishing process.

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Cruel Comments

Thomas Batt warns instructors to avoid cruel comments when evaluating student work.

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Grading Large Classes

Anastasia Salter offers five tips for grading large classes of university students. Most of her tips involve scheduling blocks of time - tiny blocks, regulated by a timer, for each individual paper evaluation, and weekly blocks of uninterupted time dedicated to grading. Careful preparation of the course and course technology can reduce grading time as well.

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Can Computers Competently Grade Essays?

Roger Riddell has interviewed Vantage Learning CEO Peter Murphy, who claims that "Computers Can Now Competently Grade Essays ." Murphy reports that his tools are used to grade the GMAT and MCAT, and he is now trying to market his software to schools and universities.

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