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# On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting (A book for K-12 assessment policies and practices) (Essentials for Principals)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Call to Arms
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2015*

Thomas Guskey poses a very important and provocative question:  With all that we have learned about education over the past hundred years, why have grading and reporting continued essentially unchanged?In response to this question, this book provides a "call to arms" for exploring the challenges of traditional grading and reporting practices.  Guskey explains each challenge in depth, offers possible solutions supported by current research, and outlines specific steps for thinking and talking about these salient issues.  Thinking and talking, however, are not enough.  Guskey concludes with a plea for bold action and courageous leadership to do what is right for students.I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about students and their learning.  It tackles the highly controversial and emotional topic of grading with clarity, practicality, and heart.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Critical Education Reform
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2016*

When it comes to education there is perhaps no practice more sacred to teachers, yet so poorly supported by research, then traditional grading.  Dr. Guskey, former student of Benjamin Bloom, does a thorough job discussing research-based best practices in grading.  Guskey lays out problems with "we've always done it this way" grading philosophy and offers practical solutions.Grading reform is not the newest flavor of the month, popular today and forgotten tomorrow, but rather the next step in progressing fair, equitable and rigorous education for all.Every teacher, parent, administrator, school board member, and citizen interested in education needs to carefully read this book. But beware; woe to those who know the right thing to do and do it not. Change is not easy or always popular.

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    On Your Mark is the best book that I have read on grading and reporting
  

*by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015*

On Your Mark is the best book that I have read on grading and reporting.  I particularly like the way Tom Guskey starts each chapter by recognizing the traditional grading beliefs and then challenges those beliefs with research informed- practices.  Grades are such a hot topic in schools today.  Teachers, students, and parents need to be partners in the grading process.  However, as Guskey points out without a common understanding of the purpose and vision of grading, it is difficult to determine the most appropriate information to include in a report card.  I believe this book will help to minimize some of the emotion around grading practices, so that these important decisions can be made.

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