Chapter Twelve: Grading Scales

Chapter twelve of Fair Isn't Always Equal explained grading scales and how to use the best indicator, which would be a 4.0 scale using a rubric. Rubrics enable the students to fully understand the directions and requirements of assignments given to them by their teachers. They know exactly what the rubrics want them to do and they know exactly how to do it. It was so confusing in high school when teachers would use the 100 point grading scale and they would give me a 93, but in another class a 94 was a passing A, while in the class that I received the 93 it was considered to be an A. This is why I find that the rubrics are so effective for both students and teachers when grading work. The rubrics take out the subjectivity and they also specifically tell the students what exactly is required of them.