What's so bad about grading? by Tim Hebert https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016 NTAC2016 en-us 2016-07-10 22:18:19 UTC 2025-11-07 03:21:51 UTC hello@padlet.com It often does not assess, measure learning. https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274705 2016-07-12 13:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274705 Grades are arbitrary! thebert https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274708 2016-07-12 13:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274708 Subjective kimgorr87 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274711 Not reflective of what the kids really know


]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274711 Blunt instrument anorton5 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274713 2016-07-12 13:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274713 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274716 Not necessairly a true assessment of their know]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274716 Limits student thinking https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274720 2016-07-12 13:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274720 Time Consuming with No Real Result! https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274722 2016-07-12 13:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274722 Stu Ray https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274723 Put focus on number not learning]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274723 encourage artificial feeling of success https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274727 and failure]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274727 Takes soooo much time that could be  skennedy139_1 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274728 2016-07-12 13:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274728 Studente https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274730 2016-07-12 13:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274730 Grades are static and do not promote a growth mindset https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274731 2016-07-12 13:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274731 Grads contribute to  https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274734 2016-07-12 13:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274734 focus https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274736 2016-07-12 13:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274736 Grades are punitti https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274737 2016-07-12 13:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274737 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274738 Grades compell ]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274738 Just a snapshot https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274740 2016-07-12 13:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274740 Grades are punit https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274741 2016-07-12 13:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274741 focus on points instead of  https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274744 2016-07-12 13:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274744 not a true assessment of mastery https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274745 2016-07-12 13:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274745 Takes soooo much time that could be more valuable  skennedy139_1 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274747 2016-07-12 13:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274747 Don't show what students know https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274748 2016-07-12 13:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274748 time s https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274749 2016-07-12 13:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274749 hi https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274753 2016-07-12 13:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274753 Grads contribute to fixed mindsets! https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274755 2016-07-12 13:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274755 focus on points instead of on learning https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274756 2016-07-12 13:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274756 time consuming https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274757 2016-07-12 13:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274757 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274758 2016-07-12 13:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274758 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274760 Grades compell student sto focus on the ]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274760 Grades are punitive when using the traditional scale https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274762 2016-07-12 13:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274762 Students re https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274763 2016-07-12 13:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274763 the  https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274764 2016-07-12 13:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274764 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274765 2016-07-12 13:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274765 Grades can cause extreme stress and anxiety https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274766 2016-07-12 13:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274766 death  https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274768 2016-07-12 13:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274768 Students repeat https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274773 2016-07-12 13:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274773 Grades are punitive when using the traditional scale:  https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274774 2016-07-12 13:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274774 fixed https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274775 2016-07-12 13:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274775 Grades can cause extreme stress and anxiety!! https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274776 2016-07-12 13:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274776 Grades are punitive when using the traditional scale: 0 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274780 2016-07-12 13:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274780 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274783 Grades compell student sto focus on the system of grading]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274783 Consumes students' f https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274787 2016-07-12 13:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274787 Students repeat answers instead of learn content https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274795 2016-07-12 13:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274795 Arbitrary https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274798 2016-07-12 13:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274798 Halts learning https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274800 2016-07-12 13:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274800 Students repeat answers instead of learn content https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274801 2016-07-12 13:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274801 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274802 Grades compel students to focus on the grading system rather than engaging with the content

]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274802 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274803 Grades compell student sto focus on the system of grading rathe rthan enga]]> 2016-07-12 13:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274803 Are https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274809 2016-07-12 13:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274809 Consumes students' focus https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274816 2016-07-12 13:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274816 It's a tiny window on student learning https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274820 2016-07-12 13:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274820 Students don't care about the feedback/growth https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274822 2016-07-12 13:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274822 Grades are punitive when using the traditional scale: 0-100.  The F grade accounts for 0-59 points and is not mathematically proportional to other grades. https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274826 2016-07-12 13:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274826 Are a postmortem approach to the health of learning https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274831 2016-07-12 13:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274831 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274843 Grades compell student sto focus on the system of grading rathe rthan engaging ]]> 2016-07-12 13:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274843 kids who play the game of school well do the best--not necessarily those who grew anorton5 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274870 2016-07-12 13:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274870 Doesn't measure mastery https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274878 2016-07-12 13:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274878 does not represent the work involved https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274886 2016-07-12 13:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274886 Kids manipulate to get the grades they want https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274936 2016-07-12 14:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274936 Following every expectation may give an A, but may not show any learning. https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274945 2016-07-12 14:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274945 jdelreal https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274951 Students only do the work for the grade instead of for the understanding of material.

]]> 2016-07-12 14:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274951 Grades do not indicate knowledge https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274980 2016-07-12 14:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/116274980 Grades take away the focus from feedback and feedforward. It also keeps the focus on the judgement of others, rather than looking to improve through self-awareness of their developing abilities. jpurcell4 https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/117237159 2016-07-31 08:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thebert/ntac2016/wish/117237159