Working Group Report: Developing a Playbook of Equitable Grading Practices

Authors

Stephen H. Edwards
David L. Largent
Ben Schafer
Debarati Basu
Amy Csizmar Dalal
Dan Garcia
Brian Harrington
Kevin Lin
Dan S. Myers, Rollins CollegeFollow
Christian Roberson
Giulia Toti
Brett Wortzman

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-20-2025

Abstract

Traditional points-based grading can have negative impacts. As a result, many educators are experimenting with alternative grading practices that are more equitable for students. However, educators often face challenges in implementing equitable grading practices due to a lack of clear, practical descriptions of techniques and the fact that not all techniques are universally applicable. This working group addresses this problem using a three-pronged strategy: conducting a systematic literature review to gather documented techniques, compiling ''recipes'' or concrete descriptions of these techniques, and publishing them in an open-source, online ''playbook'' of equitable grading practices as a community resource for educators. This approach aims to make such practices more accessible and adaptable to various classroom situations.

Comments

Originally presented at SIGCSE Virtual - - WGR 2024 - 2024 Working Group Reports on 1st ACM Virtual Global Computing Education Conference

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3708550.3730561

Published In

Edwards, Stephen H., Largent, David L., Schager, Ben, Basu, Debarati, Csizmar Dala, Amy, Garcia, Dan, Harrington, Brian, Lin, Kevin, Myers, Dan S., Roberson, Christian, Toti, Giulia, and Brett Wortzman. “Working Group Report: Developing a Playbook of Equitable Grading Practices.” Association for Computing Machinery (2025): 41-53. https://doi.org/10.1145/3708550.3730561.

Publication Title

Association for Computing Machinery

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1145/3708550.3730561