Chapter 13

Abstract
This chapter was about the importance of using the differentiated approach to grading. This requires using a differentiated grade book as well. The book suggested using formative and cumulative grading scales and only formally recording the summative grade on the report card. The chapter was filled with grading tips such as color-code assignments, use topic-based grade books, and group assignments based on complexity and weight. The chapter stressed the point that the importance doesn't lie in what the student did to learn it's in the learning itself. In the end, the knowledge the student comes away with is more important then the procedure the used to get there.

Personal Reflection
We felt this chapter was useful and not as frustrating as some of the previous ones. This chapter provided solutions and didn't just bring up problems. It didn't have fairy-tale sort of answers and it felt practical to us. We liked the idea of differentiating between the summative and the formative assignments in the grade book. We also liked the idea that students needed to get from point A to point B to obtain knowledge, but what happened in between those points to aid in the final learning of information wasn't as important. We found the debate between using the mean, median, and average a little confusing. We weren't sure if the recalculations would result in more confusion and less accuracy, or not. In the end, we felt that this chapter was useful and that grading, for us, feels like it will be a trial-and-error process for us to find what works for us and our students.