Chapter 12

Summary: This chapter is mostly concerned with grading scales, and explains the advantages and disadvantages to the two major systems. The first, and most common, is the 100 point scale, and the other most prevalent system is the four point scale. The general consensus is that neither system is actually better than the other, just that each teacher will prefer one to the other. One key idea to consider is the emotions that grades can bring up in one's students. Getting a fifty, for example, seems quite different from getting a two. A teacher should be aware of not only their own comfort, but also the feelings of their students.

Key Thought: Other than concerns with the 0-60 failure range, the 100 point scale seems to me to have the greater range of versatility, allowing for much more specificity than the four point system. Also, students will more often have an easier time understanding the 100 point grades, as they've been conditioned to expect the 100 point scale grades.