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Norm-Referenced Grading In The Age Of Carnegie: Why Criteria-Referenced Grading Is More Consistent With Current Trends In Legal Education And How Legal Writing Can Lead The Way, Leslie Rose
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In the current environment of curricular innovation and the increased focus on assessment methods, the time is ripe to reexamine grading practices. Part I of this Article defines basic grading principles. Part II summarizes the current state of grading in law school generally, and in legal writing specifically. Part III reviews the current trends in legal education and the related criticism of norm-referenced grading policies. Part IV explains why criteria-referenced grading should be adopted in legal writing classes. Part V argues that criteria-referenced grading should be adopted in other courses and responds to the concerns that such a proposal might …