Archive - Grading for Growth

Will the circle be unbroken?

Reflections on a recent study of anatomy & physiology instructors

Nov 17 •

The Four Pillars of Alternative Grading

A framework for understanding and using alt-grading, no matter the starting point

Nov 10 •

Specifications Grading in an Asynchronous Liberal Arts Math Course

A multi-year reflection

Nov 3 •

October 2025

An example of how traditional grades misrepresent learning

Oct 27 •

Students as partners in learning assessment

Co-Creating grading criteria in an alternatively graded STEM course

Oct 20 •

Sharon Stranford

What three research articles on deliberate practice say about grading

The connection between deliberate practice and alternative grading is closer than you might think.

Oct 13 •

Specifications Grading and the LMS Gradebook

Helping Students Understand Their Course Progress

Oct 6 •

September 2025

Knee-jerk reactions

Strong, sudden opinions about alternative grading

Sep 29 •

Using collaborative grading as a new professor

Benefits and challenges of moving away from percentage-based grading

Sep 22 •

Can deliberate practice be motivated?

A review of a research paper that studies this question, and what it means for alt-graders

Sep 15 •

Feedback, revisions, and the writing process

Tracking growth across drafts in an undergraduate research course

Sep 8 •

A quick labor day break

Plus, some guest posts to get you thinking

Sep 1 •

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