Exams Grades Writing 
Catlin Tucker
AUGUST 12, 2017
Over the last two years, I’ve moved further and further away from traditional grading. I’ve blogged about grading for mastery of skills instead of the accumulation of points and ditching my traditional grade book in favor of an ongoing assessment document. Grade Interviews. They begin with a claim.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 5, 2024
When states that normally required a high school exit exam waived that requirement, graduation rates went up. High rates of absenteeism that have persisted since the pandemic represent another “wild card” that could affect future high school graduation rates, researchers write.
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eSchool News
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. I credit Mr. Johnson’s class for eventually helping me pass the AP Writing exam my senior year without ever taking an AP-level English class. Writing became less of an exploration of ideas and more of a high-stakes gamble.
eSchool News
JANUARY 30, 2023
Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Speaking and writing are about producing the language, requiring a different mental muscle from learners. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.
eSchool News
MARCH 8, 2017
Certain teacher professional development could have a positive impact on academic writing by English learners in grades 7-12, according to a study from the University of California, Irvine. The high school exit exam – since suspended – gauges California students’ competency in reading, writing and mathematics.
Catlin Tucker
JUNE 3, 2015
As another school year comes to a close, many of us are designing our end of the year assessments or knee deep grading them. The final assessment does not have to be a pen and paper or scantron exam. For those still in the planning stages of their end of the year assessments, I want to encourage you to think outside of the box.
Edsurge
MAY 9, 2023
And the way the grading system in education works has long bothered him. That became clear a few years ago, when a particularly bright student in a calculus class Talbert was teaching bombed the first exam. The same thing happened on the second exam, and now the student had no way to do any better in the class than a C.
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