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The Grading Podcast
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Podcast where we explore the impact of grading on student learning across the educational spectrum. Join us for insightful discussions with educators from around the world who are challenging traditional grading systems to improve student learning.
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New episode! We talk to Françoise and Caroline from Quebec about building a community of practice and how alt grading is now bilingual. 😆

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90 – Building a Community of Practice AND Even MORE Misuse of Mathematics!!!!!!
In this week’s episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with Caroline Cormier and Françoise Arseneault-Hubert to discuss the movement towards alt gradin...
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April 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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New episode out! This week we bring @roberttalbert.bsky.social back on the pod to discuss how AI is impacting his classes and his methods of assessing and grading. Check it out!

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87 – The Impact of AI on Alternative Grading: Talking with Dr. Robert Talbert
Description In this episode we welcome back to the pod Dr. Robert Talbert. A mathematics professor at Grand Valley State University, author of books on ...
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March 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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New episode out! This week we talk about Standards Based Grading in Engineering with Dr. Corin Bowen. Join us for another great conversation!!

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84 – Standards Based Grading in Engineering, A Method for Focusing on Learning – an interview with Dr. Corin Bowen
Description In this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Corin Bowen, an Engineering Education researcher and assistant professor in the Civil Engi...
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February 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Check out our new episode about the role of discipline based Ed research in evaluating the effectiveness of alt grading with Dr. Jenni Momsen!

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81 – The role of DBER in researching the impact of Alternative Grading Practices, an interview with Dr. Jenny Momsen
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley talk with Dr. Jenny Momsen, faculty member in the department of Biological Sciences at North Dakota State University and head of the Discipline-Based Education R…
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January 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The results are in! Traditional grading and alternative grading went head to head. Check out this week’s episode to find out what happened!!!

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80: The Results are IN! Traditional Grading and Alternative Grading Went HEAD TO HEAD!!! What happened?
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley share some of the top line results of a direct comparison between traditional grading and alternative grading. In a tightly coordinated course with many instruct…
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January 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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New episode out! A fantastic interview with Phil Stringer about getting his whole school to go for standards-based grading.

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Episodes | The Grading Podcast
Reimagining Grading as a Tool for Student Success
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January 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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New episode out! Meet Annie and Ed Ransom, a science teacher and a social science teacher both doing alt grading in their respective schools. It’s our very first alt grading love story!

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73 - Alt Grading in the Natural Sciences and the Social Sciences: An Interview with Annie and Ed Ransom (And our FIRST Alt Grading Love Story!)
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December 3, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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New Episode this week! Fantastic interview with author Jack Schneider about his book “Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don’t Have To)” check it out!

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72 – Off the Mark – an Interview with author Dr. Jack Schneider
Join Sharona and Bosley as we talk to Dr. Jack Schneider, one of the co-authors of the book “Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don’t Have To)”. In …
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November 29, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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New episode out! We talk about new reporting that shares the increasing mismatch between grades and learning.

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71 – False Signals: The Mismatch Between Grades and Learning
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley look at what some of the complications are when there is a mismatch between grades and actual learning. Based on some research coming out about grades not matchi…
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November 19, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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Check out our episodes from the last few weeks!

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Common Myths: thegradingpod.com/episodes/68-...

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69 – Thinking Critically about Homework’s Role In Alternative Grading
Let’s discuss the role of homework (or other effort pieces of learning) in an Alternatively Graded course in more depth. In this episode, Sharona and Boz look at a recent research study about…
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November 17, 2024 at 4:44 AM
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Let’s bust some myths about alternative grading! Check out our new episode for real talk about what we can say to the critics!

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68 – Busting 4 Common “Myths” about Alternative Grading
We’ve all heard them! The “criticisms” about alternative grading practices that don’t seem quite “right” but are hard to debunk in the moment. This is the episod…
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October 30, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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Great episode out this week! Check out our discussion about the impact of student perseverance on student success in an alt graded class and how we as instructors can help students learn perseverance.

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66 – Perseverance as a Critical Skill for Student Success in Alt Grading
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley discuss student perseverance and how we might effectively help build it in our students. Looking at several research articles and providing concrete examples of …
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October 17, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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Check out our new episodes! Last week we talked to Mary Reeves about using alt grading in a math 4 elementary teachers. This week we talk to a new teacher, Mariah Muller, about using alt grading from the very start of your career.

#altgrading #gradingforgrowth

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Episodes | The Grading Podcast
Reimagining Grading as a Tool for Student Success
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October 5, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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New episode posted! We answer YOUR questions on Learning Outcomes, Interim Grades, the role of Effort, and why do we do what we do? Check it out!

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62 – Listener Questions: Learning Outcomes, Interim Grades, Effort, and Why we do this?
In this episode we explore several questions sent in by listener’s of the pod. From Interim Grades, creating learning objectives for high school science courses and how to track effort to why…
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September 17, 2024 at 2:52 PM
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Another great interview on The Grading Podcast! Today we talk to Erik Francis about using Depth of Knowledge to align assessments to learning outcomes.

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60 – The Role of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) in Aligning Assessments to Learning Outcomes: An Interview with Erik Francis
Today on the podcast Sharona and Bosley sit down with Erik Francis. An international author, educator, presenter and professional development provider, Erik has over 30 years of experience in educa…
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September 3, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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We're on a roll! Check out our new episode about Authentic Assessment in the age of AI. Because what is Alt Grading without know how you are getting your evidence of learning?

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58 – Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI: Diving into the Literature on Authentic Assessment
The introduction of easily accessible large language models has reverberated through academic at all levels. For practitioners of alternative grading this has impacted in two major areas:Are the as…
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August 21, 2024 at 4:18 AM
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Please check out the last 2 episodes! An unbelievable conversation about Healing through Alternative Grading and looking at how Grading sits at the intersection of Behaviourism, Racism, & Anti-democracy. In two parts - here is a link to the first part.

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55 – Alternative Grading as a Healing Process Part 1 of 2: Exploring the Harmful Wordviews that Undergird the Letter Grading System, an Interview with Dr. Jeff Anderson
In this, our first two-part episode on The Grading Podcast, Sharona and Bosley speak with Dr. Jeff Anderson, a community college math professor who has been thinking and writing about alternative a…
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August 10, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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New episode out! We discuss some initial thoughts about the challenges and opportunities that arise in alt grading as a result of AI.

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44 – Artificial Intelligence And Alt Grading: Challenges and Opportunities
If you base your grades on “authentic assessment of student work”, then what do you do when technology catches up to the point where AI can do BETTER work than your students? And what a…
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May 14, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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Did you catch our incredible episode last week about the impact of second chance grading? Definitely worth a listen!

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41 – Second Chance Grading: How Small, Gentle Approach to Changing Grading Led to Research Into Alt Grading
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Dr. Brie Tripp and Dr. Rob Furrow, both from the University of California, Davis. Brie and Rob share their fascinating foray into introducing &#822…
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April 30, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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New episodes out!

We have a fantastic interview with Dr. Theresa Gaines on metacognition power structures and what we can really expect of students in an alternatively graded course. Take a look!

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42 – Metacognition, Power Structures in the Classroom, what is reasonable to expect of students? An Interview with Dr. Theresa Gaines.
In this episode, Sharona and Boz sit down with Dr. Theresa Gaines (Gath) to talk about how they think about metacognition and power structures in the classroom. Having introduced ungrading in their…
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April 30, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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New episode! How the data from alt grading can drive meaningful conversations with students, fellow teachers, administrators and more!

#grading4growth
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40 – Data-Driven Instruction: Using Learning Outcome Data to Talk with Students, Instructors, and Administrators
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley go into more depth about how tracking student progress on learning outcomes can provide a wealth of data to use in supporting students, improving course designs,…
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April 16, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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New episode! Announcing the keynote speakers for this year’s Grading Conference as well as sharing some new and upcoming books we recommend!

#gradingforgrowth #thegradingconference

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37 – Introducing The Keynote Speakers for the 2024 Grading Conference plus What We’re Reading!
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley introduce the three keynote speakers for the 2024 Grading Conference. They then share some of the new(er) and upcoming publications in the realm of grading refor…
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March 26, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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We sat down with Professor Jeff Schinske (one of the keynotes) on The Grading Podcast this week. Jeff is one of the co-authors of one of our favorite articles: Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently). What a phenomenal conversation! Take a listen: thegradingpod.com/episodes/36-...
36 – Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently) – an Interview with Jeff Schinske, 10 years later
In this episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Jeffrey Schinske, author of the article Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently). Jeff is a professor of biology at Foothill College, a Calif…
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March 20, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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Fantastic episode this week with one of our inspirations, Dr. Josh Bowman @thalesdisciple.bsky.social !

Join us as we talk about alt grading, blogging, and the impact of his work after 10 years! (We hope to still be talked about after 10 years!!)

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35 – An Interview with Dr. Joshua Bowman: Alternative Grading for over a decade, the Importance of Blog Posts
In this week’s episode, Sharona and Bosley sit down with Dr. Joshua Bowman, mathematics professor at Pepperdine in California. Join us as we explore how the seeds sown through a blog over ten…
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March 14, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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New episode out! Join us for an incredible interview as we sit down with Dr. Thomas Guskey, author of 25+ books on grading & learning and over 250 articles & other publications, including “The Case Against Percentage Grades”. You don’t want to miss this interview!!

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33 – An Interview with Dr. Thomas Guskey: A Journey through the History of Grading Reform Efforts
We are so very excited to be joined this week by Dr. Thomas Guskey, one of the pioneers in the area of grading reform and a huge inspiration to so many of us in this community. Join us for this ext…
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February 27, 2024 at 12:40 PM