16 Step 6: Grading

In the planning stage, you would have already had conversations about how you and your partner will handle grading. These conversations should include policies related to the sharing of student work. It is important to also be transparent with students about how and who will be grading their assignments.

If grading is collaborative between the two institutions, it is important that the instructional team meet to discuss and align their expectations. This is especially important because different institutions have different ranges for letter grades. For instance, although 82% is an A- at McMaster University, it may not be an A- elsewhere. Additionally, pluses and minuses for letter grades is not a universal practice. Thus, spending some time as an instructional team to align these expectations and grading some (or all) assignments together to reduce inter-grader variability is crucial.