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Blair Peterson

World History - Towards a Unified Theory of Grading - 0 views

  • he problem is that it’s a shorthand form of communication used by people who do not agree (or even discuss) what the symbols mean.
  • hat’s grading about? Why do we give grades, and how can we make grades more consistent and more effective communications?
  • The primary purpose of grading is a measure of “quality” (cf. Socrates, Pirsig), specifically the quality of a student’s performance.
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  • Grading may be absolute or relative: generally speaking, task-specific grades are more likely to be absolute, while semester-end grades are more likely to be relative and to include “intangible” elements like effort (sometimes folded into a “participation” grade) and improvement over time (a.k.a. Trending).
  • Grading should not be an evaluation of the student’s personality, moral character, or attractiveness.
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