Grading With Integrity: A Research-Based Approach Grounded in Honesty, Transparency, Accuracy, and Equity

About Douglas FisherNancy FreyThomas R. Guskey

Thomas R. Guskey PhD is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Chicagos renowned Measurement Evaluation and Statistical Analysis (MESA) program he began his career in education as a middle school teacher served as an administrator in the Chicago Public Schools and was the first Director of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning a national educational research center. He is the author/editor of twenty-seven books and over three hundred articles published in prominent research journals as well as Educational Leadership Kappan and The School Administrator.   Dr. Guskey served on the Policy Research Team of the National Commission on Teaching and Americas Future and on the task force to develop the National Standards for Professional Development. He was named a Fellow in the American Educational Research Association and was awarded the Associations prestigious Relating Research to Practice Award. He was also awarded Learning Forwards Outstanding Contribution to the Field Award and Phi Delta Kappans Distinguished Educator Award. Perhaps most unique in the 158-year history of his undergraduate institution Thiel College he is one of only three graduates to receive the Outstanding Alumnus Award and be inducted into the Thiel College Athletic Hall of Fame.   His most recent books include Implementing Mastery Learning (2023) Instructional Feedback: The Power the Promise the Practice (with Smith & Lipnevich 2023); Get Set Go! Creating Successful Grading and Reporting Systems (2020) What We Know About Grading (with Brookhart 2019) and On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting (2015). He may be contacted by email at guskey@uky.edu Twitter at @tguskey or at www.tguskey.com. Nancy Frey is professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously Nancy was a teacher academic coach and central office resource coordinator in Florida.  She is a credentialed special educator reading specialist and administrator in California.  She is a member of the International Literacy Associations Literacy Research Panel. She has published widely on literacy quality instruction and assessment as well as books such as The Artificial Intelligences Playbook How Scaffolding Works How Teams Work and The Vocabulary Playbook. Douglas Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator.  He is a credentialed teacher and leader in California.  In 2022 he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published widely on literacy quality instruction and assessment as well as books such as Welcome to Teaching PLC+ Teaching Students to Drive their Learning and Student Assessment: Better Evidence Better Decisions Better Learning.