Chapter 9: Ten Approaches to Avoid When Differentiating Assessment and Grading

What really stuck out to me during the reading of chapter nine was the idea that teachers shouldn’t grade students practice. This means that teachers shouldn’t grade student’s homework. This was strange to me, because I know that homework I know isn’t going to be graded has a chance that it won’t get done. After reading the options for grading homework, I came up with a few good ideas that I hope to utilize in the classroom. Give the homework a small percentage of the overall grade so it won’t affect the overall grade but will keep students honest by doing the assignments. Teachers should also provide non-graded feedback on homework so they know what they are doing wrong and can adjust their study habits or thought processes. This can be very beneficial to the teachers as well. The homework of students will be a clear indication of whether they understand the material that you are going over. So this is also a test for the teacher, homework, or any formative assignments are very important!