1. Self-Grading In Large General Education Classes: A Case Study
- Author
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Brent Strong, Val Hawks, and Mark Davis
- Subjects
Grade inflation ,Higher education ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,General education ,Creativity ,Education ,Alternative assessment ,Feeling ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,Mathematics education ,business ,Grading (education) ,Psychology ,Disadvantage ,media_common - Abstract
In a large general education class where students demonstrate their personal creativity, a self-grading system was used during one semester and a conventional teacher-evaluation system was used during the second semester. The purpose was to gauge whether the self-grading system was appropriate. Students adapted well to the procedures used, and they reported feeling more motivated to learn and took more responsibility for their learning. A disadvantage was a tendency for grade inflation to occur.
- Published
- 2004