To say that the last two years have been tough on everyone would be an understatement. Many of us, myself included, have had to rearrange our priorities. In my case, a decreased bandwidth in my day-to ...

I mention all this background becuase Mittell has posted his first update on how the specifications grading experiment is working out. He’s posted sample prompts and spefications, so it’s possible to ...

I’m back from taking a few days away for the holidays and to get the new semester underway. Before the break, I had posted a I’m back from taking a few days away for the holidays and to get the new ...

For many professors, grading student work is the least enjoyable part of their jobs. “None of us get into teaching to grade,” says Renée Link, a professor of teaching in the Chemistry Department at ...

Most of the grading methods and practices referred to as “alternative” today fall under the umbrella term “ungrading.” Ungrading is the practice of wholly removing grades from all formative and ...