|
Section
Contents
University of Guelph Grading Guidelines
Grading Written Reports or Papers
Grading Oral Presentations
Grading Class Participation
Grading Examinations and Tests
Plagiarism: It Does Happen in University
In the Classroom . . . |
"Evaluation is a great deal more than giving a
grade."
McKeachie, Teaching Tips, 1994
This section has been designed to provide you with some basic ideas on how
to grade papers, presentations, class participation, and examinations.
It is extremely important that you discuss grading issues with each instructor
you TA for. Instructors will often have a grading criteria in mind (either
implicit or explicit). As a result, use the ideas in this section to develop
a broad understanding of grading issues and use instructor specific guidelines
for the actual grading.
Tips From the TA Next Door . . .
|
 |
An important point to remember when you are responsible for grading is
the need to develop consistency between graders. If there are others (TAs
or course instructors) who are grading the same work it is important to
discuss the grading criteria and marking scheme before you start to grade.
Students are extremely quick to pick up on inconsistencies in marking as
they often have a friend or know someone in another section of the same
course. Grading inconsistencies can cause a great deal of stress and confusion
for all involved.
- To gauge consistency, each TA or course instructor should mark a couple
of the same papers and then discuss as a group what mark should be given
to each paper and why.
- Before the project grades go back, discuss as a group any discrepancies
between your grade distributions.
- Use 'post-it notes' to record grades on written assignments until issues
of consistency have been addressed.
- Keep the University of Guelph grading guidelines close at hand for
easy referral.
|
 Previous Section | Next Section 
|
