Tom’s Books

Guskey, T. R. (2024). Engaging Parents’ and Families in Grading Reforms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Amir, A. S. F., & Guskey, T. R. (2024). Life Skills for All Learners: How to Teach, Assess, and Report Education’s New Essentials. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Guskey, T. R. (2023). Implementing Mastery Learning, (3rd ed.).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Smith, J. K., Lipnevich, A. A., & Guskey, T. R. (2023). Instructional Feedback: The Power, the Promise, the Practice. Corwin Press.

Guskey, T. R. (2020). Get Set, Go! Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems.  Bloomington, IL: Solution Tree.

What We Know About Grading

Guskey, T. R., & Brookhart, S. M. (Eds.) (2019). What We Know About Grading: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next? Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

On Your Mark by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (2015). On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions
of Grading and Reporting
. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree

Finalist for Book of the Year Award in Education, Foreword Reviews, 2015.

Reach the Highest Standard in Professional Learning by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R., Roy, P., & Von Frank, V. (2014). Reaching the Highest Standard in Professional Learning: Data. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press & Learning Forward.

Answers to Essential Questions about Standards, Assessments, Grading, & Reporting by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R., & Jung, L. A. (2013). Answers to Essential Questions about Standards, Assessments, Grading, and Reporting. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

  • Nominated for Outstanding Book Award, American Association of Colleges for Teacher  Education, 2015.
  • Finalist for Distinguished Achievement Award, Association of Educational Publishers, 2013.

Portraits of an Educator Benjamin S. Bloom by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2012). Benjamin S. Bloom: Portraits of an Educator (2nd ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education.

(1st ed. published in 2006).

Developing Standards-Vased Report Cards by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R., & Bailey, J. M. (2010). Developing Standards-Based Report Cards. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Winner of Distinguished Achievement Award, Association of Educational Publishers, 2010.

Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2009). Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

The Principal as Assessment Leader by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2009). The Principal as Assessment Leader. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.

The Teacher as Assessment Leader by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2009). The Teacher as Assessment Leader. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree.

* Finalist for Distinguished Achievement Award, Association of Educational Publishers, 2010.

How's My Kid Doing by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (2002). How’s My Kid Doing? A Parents’ Guide to Grades, Marks, and Report Cards. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R., & Bailey, J. M. (2001). Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Evaluating Professional Development by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (2000). Evaluating Professional Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

  • Winner of Book of the Year Award, National Staff Development Council, 2000.

  • Complex Chinese translation published by Wu-Nan Book Company, Taipei, Taiwan, 2003.

  • Simplified Chinese translation published by China Light Industry Press, Beijing, China, 2005.

Comprehensive School Reform by Thomas R. Guskey

Block, J. H., Everson, S. T., & Guskey, T. R. (Eds.) (1999). Comprehensive School Reform: A Program Perspective. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.

Implementing Mastery Learning by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (1997). Implementing Mastery Learning (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Chinese translation published by Open Learning Institute, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2001.

(1st ed. published in 1985).

Communicating Student Learning by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (1996). Communicating Student Learning. 1996 Yearbook of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Professional Development in Education by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R., & Huberman, M. (Eds.) (1995). Professional Development in Education: New Paradigms and Practices. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Winner of Book of the Year Award, National Staff Development Council, 1996.

Block, J. H., Everson, S. T., & Guskey, T. R. (Eds.) (1995). School Improvement Programs. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.

High Stakes Performance Assessment by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (1994). High Stakes Performance Assessment: Perspectives on Kentucky’s Educational Reform. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Improving Student Learning in College Classrooms by Thomas R. Guskey

Guskey, T. R. (1988). Improving Student Learning in College Classrooms. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publishers.