Chapter 9

This chapter is about what a teacher should not do when grading and assessing students. It is important not to add nonacademic factors like behavior and attendance into a student's final grade, and not to penalize them for multiple attempts at an assignment; they should be given more opportunities to master the subject. Also, homework for practice is to be avoided becuase if a student doesn't understand the material in the first place, they will not do well on the homework. Students should also not be graded individually and not on a curve. Curve grading shows no mastery and false progress.

Many of us did the homework in middle school and high school, and yet never learned anything from it. We simply did it because it was required of us. The hardest part is when you are trying to do the homework and you don't understand the material. If this happens, then the student feels as though he or she is incompetent or stupid. While extra credit is not always a good thing, and should not replace a failing grade, we feel as though it should sometimes be allowed as long as the extra credit pertains to the unit and will be beneficial for the student.