{"id":1270,"date":"2023-09-07T18:27:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T22:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/?page_id=1270"},"modified":"2023-09-11T17:16:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:16:03","slug":"is-this-for-a-grade-understanding-assessment-evaluation-and-low-stakes-writing-assignments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/is-this-for-a-grade-understanding-assessment-evaluation-and-low-stakes-writing-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Is This for a Grade?&#8221;: Understanding Assessment, Evaluation, and Low-Stakes Writing Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jason McIntosh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volume 5<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3McIntosh.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 3McIntosh.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9f998e9c-40af-4fc0-9f30-242c750e553c\" href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3McIntosh.pdf\">3McIntosh<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/3McIntosh.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9f998e9c-40af-4fc0-9f30-242c750e553c\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Grades are an important part of school. Among other things, they tell students how well they met assignment outcomes, whether they are on track to pass their courses and graduate, and if they qualify for certain scholarships and extracurricular activities. However, grades are also the cause of a great deal of stress and anxiety, especially when the stakes are high. This essay examines low-stakes writing, a broad category of assignments and activities that are designed to shift students\u2019 focus away from grades and towards their writing and learning. The goal of this essay is to encourage discussion between teachers and students about the role of grades in the context of low and high-stakes writing assignments. It does so by discussing the differences between low-stake and high-stakes writing, why low-stakes writing is minimally graded or not graded at all, and how low-stakes and high-stakes writing relate to assessment and evaluation. The essay concludes with four recommendations for how students can change their mindset toward low-stakes writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alternate Downloads:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also download this chapter from Parlor Press or WAC Clearinghouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Writing Spaces is published in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.parlorpress.com\/\">Parlor Press<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wac.colostate.edu\/\">WAC Clearinghouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason McIntosh Volume 5 Chapter Description Grades are an important part of school. Among other things, they tell students how well they met assignment outcomes, whether they are on track to pass their courses and graduate, and if they qualify for certain scholarships and extracurricular activities. 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