Grading fairly

- One of the most important, difficult, and challenging…requirements of a professor is to grade student work.…Grades should be tied to learning…and administered objectively and uniformly for all students.…As a top professor, you are responsible for teaching…and evaluating the impact of that teaching.…You are responsible for helping the learner…acquire knowledge and you're responsible…for tracking student learning,…using points and letter grades.…To ensure fair grading,…tie projects, papers, and quizzes to learning objectives…and student learning outcomes.…

Often I'll use a three column chart…to link learning objectives, shown in the first column,…with teaching methods, shown in the second column,…and list the assessment criteria in the third column.…I have included a sample of such a chart…in the course files.…This type of chart provides a road map and lesson plan…for ensuring your course objectives are addressed…during the course of the semester.…And that you've adequately devised a method…of measuring student learning.…