How do you grade? (assessment, percentage, assignments, college)

[endersshadow]

Do you grade others based on the top student (where some will do well while others won't), or do you grade based on a set rubric (where everyone could get an A or F)?

If you're not a teacher, what would your grading philosophy be?

[Fat Freddy]

Regardless of how smart or how stupid they may be, if they get all the answers right, they get an A.

If they get all the answers wrong, they get an F.

Grades of B, C, and D are all proportionally relative.

Anyone who doesn't understand this gets to drop the class.

[Mattie]

As a parent, I would want the set rubric. The top student scores would vary year to year. And, there is nothing worse than thinking you have an "A" student, only to find out when they move on to college, that they need remedial work. Grading based on the top student screams "grade inflation" to me.

[MMTeacher]

Other than using the grading scale, I would use a Rubric. Luckily, our district provides us with one for writing papers. Rubrics can be found online if you search for them. I believe you can even make your own. For everything else, I use the scale. I love using the scale- makes things so much easier.

[endersshadow]

I think it's better practice to compare the students' work to a rubric, rather than each other. However, as I begin grading work, I notice that it's more difficult than it seems. Unlike math (where you are either right or wrong), writing assessments and projects are subjective grading. It's hard to watch a mediocre presentation after one blew you away. At least, that's what I've experienced.

I try to be as fair as possible (which means sticking to the rubric). If someone went all out, kudos to him, but he's not getting a better grade than others that did what was required.

[charz]

I use rubrics for writing assignments and projects.

[tgbwc]

K-6, we don't grade using a scale based on percentages.