Grading and Assessment
Most teachers say grading and assessment is the toughest assignment they face. Changing state and national standards create additional challenges for teachers. This module offers numerous resources to assist you developing your approach to providing meaningful evaluations for students to help them become better citizens and better journalists.
Assignments
Everyone
- Review resources below.
- Discuss on ASNEChat.org any aspect of grading and assessment. Upload any resources as attachments.
Supplemental
SchoolJournalism.org resources and article on grading and other materials, including:
- Organizing and Grading the Advanced Journalism Staff
- Journalism Grading System
- Points Publication Worksheet
- Interviewing Rubric
Journalism Education Association curriculum Developing a Grading System That Works for You and Your Staff Members and other resources, including:
- Grading a Publications Course
- The Spread: An 11-Step Checklist
- 35mm Photo/Caption Rubric
- Digital Photo/Caption Rubric
- Layout Rubric
- Yearbook Writing Rubric
- Editor in Chief
- Copy Editor
- Advertising/Business Manager
- Citizenship
- Advanced Journalism
- Stories
- Self-Assessment
- Evaluating Photographs
Resources from ASNE Reynolds High School Journalism Institute instructor Sue Skalicky:
- Grading Forms
- The Excuse Contract
- Motivation, Circulation and Publication Redesign Assignment
- Motivation, Circulation and Publication Redesign Rubric
Resources from ASNE Reynolds High School Journalism Institute instructor Jim Streisel: