Have you have ever wanted to try specification grading? Or just want to learn what it it? Join us on Feb 22nd to learn more!
Jamie Kleinman has been using specifications grading in her psychology courses for the past two years and will describe her experiences with this grading system. Specifications grading is a system designed to promote student motivation and mastery. All work is graded as pass or fail based on rubrics or ’specifications’ that are provided to students. Built into this system is a way for students to check their own work to determine if it meets the basic standard to pass and a feedback process for students to correct work that has not yet met the standard. Instead of focusing on getting grades, students focus on developing skills and engaging with the subject material in a way that promotes mastery through multiple levels of critique. While this system takes time to set up, once it has been established, grading is simplified for the instructor as they can use a checklist to make sure that student work meets criteria to pass. Students are assigned traditional grades by linking assignments together in bundles that correspond to grades. For example, a student can earn an ‘A’ by mastering more content or by mastering work that is more challenging than the bundle that corresponds with ‘C’ level work. Jamie will bring course syllabi to explain how she uses this system.
To register: https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=685
For more information, contact: Lauren Schlesselman at 860-486-3402