Incorporating ungrading into writing classrooms

Article Sidebar

PDF
Published: Jan 21, 2024
Keywords:
DEI, ungrading, grading, assessment, writing

Main Article Content

Jennifer Altman
University of Washington

Summary

Incorporating ungrading into writing classrooms via self-assessment surveys, ungraded reflection essays, and the first two, ungraded essay drafts afforded three teachers at the UW Intensive English Programs time and cognitive energy to give students the best writing guidance we could, resulting in final drafts with clear arguments and support. Ungrading freed us to offer the best constructive feedback we could and our students to experiment with ideas and language.

Article Details

How to Cite
Altman, J. (2024). Incorporating ungrading into writing classrooms. WAESOL Educator, 49(1), 9–11. Retrieved from http://educator.waesol.org/index.php/WE/article/view/99
Issue
Vol. 49 No. 1 (2024): WAESOL Educator—Winter 2024
Section
From the Classroom: Teaching Reflections and Teaching Tips
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

 

 

Author Biography

Jennifer Altman, University of Washington

Jennifer Altman (M.Ed. in Adult Education, M.A. in Elementary Education) has been teaching in the University of Washington International and English Language Programs since 1999. You may contact her at sensei@uw.edu.