Academic Advancement Tag
05 Jun Why Do We Recycle & Sometimes Misuse Educational Words?
A few months ago, Peter wrote a blog suggesting that certain words in our educational vocabulary should be banished (read full blog here). It was inspired by the idea that people often use the same word, but the way they use it conveys a very...
24 May Why Glorify Failure to Enhance Success?
Recent social media posts by standards-based advocates extol the virtues of failure: "Failure is success in progress." "Failure is an initial attempt at learning." "Failure is the best way to learn." Statements like these give the impression that failure is a good thing—maybe even an...
06 Feb New Direction in the Development of Rubrics
Thomas R. Guskey Rubrics have been a part of education for decades. Although the exact origin of rubrics is uncertain, it could be argued their theoretical roots stem from the seminal work of Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues in developing the Taxonomies of Educational Objectives (Bloom,...
18 Aug Rubrics Are Fine, But How Do I Get an A?
Post written by Thomas R. Guskey Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky Rubrics help educators describe student performance at all levels of education. Recently, however, educators have come under fire for the way they translate rubric scores to grades on report cards. Although many believe...
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