FIAE Chapter 7

Grading is an aspect of teaching that many teachers do not like to address. Summative grades have little use in helping students expand their learning. When we put a student's grade into a symbol it is immensely over simplifying how much a student knows and what we teach. When we grade things we need to actually define for ourselves what each grade means. There are so many variables that go into coming up with a single grade. This is the reason why we like to assess using portfolios and other summarizing methods so as to have a clearer picture of what the student actually knows. The chapter stresses the importance of self-evaluation as a better means of assessment.