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Implement standards-based grading practices that help students succeed! 

The new edition of this bestseller demonstrates how to improve grading practices by linking grades with standards and establishing policies that better reflect student achievement. Ken O’Connor updates eight guidelines for good grading, provides practical applications, and examines a number of additional grading issues, including grade point average calculation and computer grading programs. Thoroughly revised, this edition includes:

• A greater emphasis on standards-based grading practices
• Updated research and additional information on feedback and homework
• New sections on academic dishonesty, extra credit, and bonus points
• Additional information on utilizing level scores
• Reflective exercises