Outline of the grading system called “specifications” or “specs.” It is a one-level, uni-dimensional rubric where you grade all assignments and tests satisfactory/unsatisfactory, pass/fail. Students earn all of the points associated with the work, or none of them, depending on whether their work meets the particular specifications you lay out for it.

By: Linda B. Nilson

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• Keywords: assessment, scholarship of teaching and learning.

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