FIAE Chapter 9

Chapter nine basically did exactly what the title suggested it would do: It suggest "Ten Approaches to Avoid When Differentiating Assessment and Grading." That chapter wants us to avoid using nonacademic factors when we are determining the final grade. We should not penalize students when they need several attempts to master something, and similarly homework that is meant for practice should not be factored into the final grade. We need to make sure that whenever scaffolding is needed that it is made available to our students. When we are grading we should not use assessments that do not accurately assess how well a students has mastered a subject, and extra credit is not cool. We should not give group grades and zeros do nothing to motivate students to learn and do their work.