After writing yesterday’s post, I read up on group assessment, reviewed some materials on contract grading, and revisited some information on ungrading. I’ve been collecting references in Zotero for years now, so it was relatively easy to pull up the…
Category: ungrading
Temporary Signs of Progress
On Friday, I ordered Ellen Carillo’s The Hidden Inequities in Labor-Based Contract Grading (2021). It arrived today, and I read it quickly. It’s a short but very useful book. I was especially pleased to have some of the questions that…
A Tentative Effort Expectations Contract Chart
I’ve spent the day reading (and rereading) on contract grading, including all of these resources: Inoue, Asao B. (2019). Labor-Based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom. The WAC Clearinghouse and University Press of Colorado. https://wac.colostate.edu/books/perspectives/labor/…
Weighing Student Work
I’m definitely doing too much thinking about contracts and how to set up the expectations fairly. So much so that I’ve realized that I’m stuck on the very essence of grading. I’m no where near ungrading. I’ve lost all track…
How I Almost Undermined My Ungrading System
It seemed like a simple explanation at the time. By the time I was almost done, I realized that I had almost undermined my entire ungrading system. This fall, I have a few hard deadlines. Most work has a grace…
Transparent Feedback Strategies
My assessment this term focuses on feedback, as a part of the #ungrading approach I have adopted. Since I do not put A’s and B’s on student work, feedback is critical. Understandably, some students are a bit nervous about this…