This chapter expresses the idea that we need to have an understanding of what are standards that we are going to grade by and what are tools to reach the end goal. When we are grading tests and projects we are grading the matter of mastery expressed through the test or the project not that fact that they participated by taking the test or completing the project. It is not appropriate to grade on attendance or effort, only learning. Teachers need to make sure that grades are accurate representations of all of the classroom standards.
Grading is fine the way it is with a few minor adjustments. Adding things like participation and attendance can often serve to add stress to an already stressful situation and therefor decrease learning. However, at my high school, if you had perfect attendance you got 3 extra points on your final grade. If you missed one day you got two, and for two days you got one. It was a great incentive for use to show up to class and often made the difference between an A or a B. I feel that this did help reflect our learning, if we were in class everyday, we were learning one way or another.
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