Spring Book Discussion - Wednesday Session
Specifications Grading: Restore Rigor and Motivate Students
Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time, by Linda B. Nilson. Stylus Publishing. 2015.
From the publisher’s description:Linda Nilson puts forward an innovative but practical and tested approach to grading that can demonstrably raise academic standards, motivate students, tie their achievement of learning outcomes to their course grades, [and] save faculty time and stress…
This book features many examples of courses that faculty have adapted to specs grading and lays out the surprisingly simple transition process. It is intended for all members of higher education who teach, whatever the discipline and regardless of rank, as well as those who oversee, train, and advise those who teach.
Faculty are invited to participate in either of the two sessions of this book discussion as their schedule allows. Both sessions will discuss the entire book. All participants will receive a copy of the book ahead of time. Lunch will be provided.