McREL Blog: The Devastating Power of Zero - 0 views
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Amanda Bond on 23 Mar 13Zero is defined as the figure or symbol which stands for the absence of quantity. In education, it also stands for the absence of hope. Students should be allowed to rework based on their teacher's good feedback, and, in the process, change the power of zero from an absence of hope to hope for meaningful improvement.
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Peter Welch on 27 Mar 13Agreed, Amanda. All things being equal, giving students the chance to improve a grade based on learning from constructive feedback is the essence of motivating improvement.