Communicating about student achievement requires accurate, consistent and meaningful grades. Educators interested in examining and improving grading practices should ask the following questions: Am I confident that students in my classroom receive consistent, accurate and meaningful grades that support learning? Am I confident that the grades I assign students accurately reflect my school or district�́�s published performance standards and desired learning outcomes? In many schools, the answers to these questions often range from "not very" to "not at all." When that�́�s the case, grades are "broken" and teachers and schools need a "repair kit" to fix them. A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades, 2/e gives teachers and administrators 15 ways to make the necessary repairs. Contents: Setting the stage -- Fixes for practices that distort achievement -- Fixes for low-quality or poorly organized evidence -- Fixes for inappropriate grade calculation -- Fixes to.

Setting the stage -- Fixes for practices that distort achievement -- Fixes for low-quality or poorly organized evidence -- Fixes for inappropriate grade calculation -- Fixes to support learning -- Summary -- Appendix A: rubric for evaluating grading practices -- Appendix B: survey on marking and grading practices.