Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time by Linda B. Nilson (Hardback, 2014)

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In her latest book Linda Nilson puts forward an invative but practical and tested approach to grading that can demonstrably raise academic standards, motivate students, tie their achievement of learning outcomes to their course grades, save faculty time and stress, and provide the reliable gauge of student learning that the public and employers are looking for. She argues that the grading system most commonly in use w is unwieldy, imprecise and unnecessarily complex, involving too many rating levels for too many individual assignments and tests, and based on a hairsplitting point structure that obscures the underlying criteria and encourages students to challenge their grades. This new specifications grading paradigm restructures assessments to streamline the grading process and greatly reduce grading time, empower students to choose the level of attainment they want to achieve, reduce antagonism between the evaluator and the evaluated, and increase student receptivity to meaningful feedback, thus facilitating the learning process - all while upholding rigor. In addition, specs grading increases students' motivation to do well by making expectations clear, lowering their stress and giving them agency in determining their course goals. Among the unique characteristics of the schema, all of which simplify faculty decision making, are the elimination of partial credit, the reliance on a one-level grading rubric and the bundling of assignments and tests around learning outcomes. Successfully completing more challenging bundles (or modules) earns a student a higher course grade. Specs grading works equally well in small and large class settings and encourages authentic assessment. Used consistently over time, it can restore credibility to grades by demonstrating and making transparent to all stakeholders the learning outcomes that students achieve. This book features many examples of courses that faculty have adapted to spec grading and lays out the surprisingly simple transition process. It is intended for all members of higher education who teach, whatever the discipline and regardless of rank, as well as those who oversee, train, and advise those who teach. Specification grading promotes the following values and outcomes. It:*1. Upholds High Academic Standards*2. Reflects Student Attainment of Skills and Kwledge*3. Motivates Students to Learn and to Excel*4. Fosters Higher-Order Cognitive Development and Creativity*5. Discourages Cheating*6. Reduces Student Stress*7. Makes Students Feel Responsible for Their Grades*8. Minimizes Conflict Between Faculty and Students*9. Saves Faculty Time and Is Simple to Administer*10. Makes Expectations Clear and Simplifies Feedback for Improvement*11. Assesses Authentically*12. Achieves High Inter-Rater Agreement
Author Biography
Linda Nilson is the founding director of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI) at Clemson University, USA. Stylus released her newest book, Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students' Self-Awareness and Learning Skills (2013). She has also contributed a number of articles on teaching with visuals, student ratings, measures of learning, and faculty development.

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Author(s)
Linda B. Nilson
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
Date of Publication
22/10/2014
Language
English
Format
Hardback
ISBN-10
1620362414
ISBN-13
9781620362419
Subject
Adult & Further Education

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Place of Publication
Sterling, VA
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Stylus Publishing

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Width
152 mm
Height
229 mm

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Foreword by
Claudia J. Stanny

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