Assessment 3.0: Throw Out Your Grade Book and Inspire Learning

Assessment 3.0: Throw Out Your Grade Book and Inspire Learning

<p><strong><em>Throw out gradebooks and meet the assessment system of the future!</em></strong></p><br /><p>Mark Barnes’s formula for feedback, titled SE2R (Summarize, Explain, Redirect, Resubmit), has delivered stunning results to the forward-thinking schools that have tried it. The method in this book will loosen and then break your classroom’s dependence on the “A-through-F” grading system that does little more than silence student voices. </p><br /><p>Delving into what really motivates students, the book covers:</p><br /><ul><br /> <li>How GPA is a classic example of “the tail wagging the dog”</li><br /> <li>Utilizing mobile devices and social networks to maximize the benefits of SE2R</li><br /> <li>Addressing and overcoming bureaucratic resistance to change</li><br /></ul>