"Assessing Student Learning: Grading Effectively and Efficiently," Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, August 19, 2010

1. Assessment of Student Learning: Grading Effectively and Efficiently Derek Bruff, Center for Teaching

2. Agenda Some Ideas on Grading (11-11:40) Individual Work (11:40-12:00) Lunch & Small-Group Discussion (12:00-12:45) Q&A (12:45-1:00)

3. Which of these best describes the discipline in which you teach? Natural Sciences / Math / Engineering Humanities / Fine Arts Social Sciences 14 of 25

4. Think of a fall course in which you expect grading to be challenging. How many students will be in this course? 15 or fewer 16-30 31-60 61-120 121 or more 14 of 25

5. Now think of an assignment in that course that will be challenging to grade. What kind of assignment is it? Test / Exam Homework Short Paper Long Paper Project Presentation Other 14 of 25

6. Why Grade?

7. Feedback to Students

8. Feedback to Instructors

9. Evaluation

10. Motivation

11. What Makes Grading Difficult?

12. Accuracy

13. Fairness

14. Time

15. Grumpy Students

16. A Focus on Numbers

17. Analytic Rubrics Idea #1

18. Light Grading Idea #2

19. Multiple-Choice Test Questions Idea #3

20. Test Corrections Idea #4

21. Which of these grading ideas would you like to try this semester? Analytic Rubrics Light Grading Multiple-Choice Test Questions Test Corrections Something Else 14 of 25

22. Individual Work More Examples of Rubrics: http://tinyurl.com/winonarubrics

23. Lunch & Small Group Discussion

24. Questions?

25. Upcoming CFT Workshopshttp://cft.vanderbilt.edu Grading with Rigor September 20th, 4:10-5:30 Panelists: Bonnie Dow (Communication Studies), Ken Schriver (Physics), Michelle Sulikowski (Chemistry) Tools for Grading: Rubrics and Spreadsheets September 29th, 12:15-1:00

26. Image Credits Flickr “steep grades – sharp curves” by Wolfgang Staudt “Seminole 16AV maintain 7,000” by radianthorizon “Macbook X-Ray” by Pipeapple “Making the Grade” by jakevol2 “darts” by BogdanSuditu “bronze age balance” by Dan Diffendale “Take your time #2” by Francesco Lodolo “Angry face” by teapics “Numbers…” by Luis Argerich “pen and paper” by LucasTheExperience “Fourchettedans le Léman” by µµ “Questions” by Oberazzi Stock.Xchng Photo Credits “Thumbs Up,” “Thumbs Down” by CraigPJ