Term

Spring 2026

Capstone

Capstone Project

Degree Name

MAEd

Facilitator(s)

Kelly Killorn

Content Expert

Emily Keogh

Abstract

This capstone explores the question: How can high school educators promote equity through their grading protocols? Realizing there is a gap in research combining the ideas of equity and grading, this paper uses culturally relevant pedagogy, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and cultural and linguistic responsiveness as a lens to determine effectiveness of promoting equity through a variety of grading protocols. Using the concluding evidence and honing in on Guskey's idea of multiple grades, the research was organized into a framework for more equitable grading that can be translated to the visual arts. This research resulted in the creation of a set of grading protocol implementation tools for a unit project in a high school visual arts classroom.

Project Type

Grading Protocol Implementation Tools

Keywords

Art Education, Assessment, Grades/ Student Performance, Equity

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text

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DigitalCommons@Hamline

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application/pdf

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School of Education Student Capstone Projects

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