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Ungrading English 101: Grading Criteria

By Hossannah Asuncion June 15, 2021 June 15, 2021 itemprop="discussionURL"0

30% of your grade is based on your grade on the English Department’s Final Essay Examination. 15% will be determined by the cumulative grade for your formal essays. The other 55 % of the class will be determined by US…which brings us to…

Your first assignment will be working with your classmates to determine what achievements make for an A, B, C, D, and F class grade.… Read more “Ungrading English 101: Grading Criteria”

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Grades Can Hinder Learning. What Should Professors Use Instead?

By Gina Cherry July 30, 2019 May 31, 2021 itemprop="discussionURL"0

Let’s take a moment and ask. Why grade? To give students feedback, a professor might say. To measure learning. To motivate. Here’s the problem: Decades of research undercuts these assumptions.