Alternative Grading Strategies

Grading is not an easy part of a teacher’s job. Are you satisfied with how you are grading students’ work and confident that your grades reflect your students’ knowledge? Join us on the POGIL Podcast as Alex Grushow talks with POGIL practitioners who have developed alternatives to traditional grading. Stephanie Erickson discusses her use of Standards-Based Grading in middle and high school science classes. Sean Garrett-Roe describes how he uses Mastery-Based Grading in his chemistry classes at University of Pittsburgh. Nick Roster explains the Equity Grading that he uses in his biology classes at Northwestern Michigan College. Our guests have also provided us with some references that you may find helpful as you explore this topic.

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