Importance of Grading
Last week, we all received our reflection papers with comments from our professor, but no grade. It felt strange not to see the A, B, C, or whatever. I have come to expect some sort of letter or number to show my teacher's opinion of the quality of my work. Professor Schmidt only gave me comments and questions about what I wrote. I have been thinking about what the implications might be if this idea in schools of "getting a grade" were abandoned? Would students embrace their new freedom to grow and learn by engaging in dialogue with their teacher? How difficult would the transition be?
posted by jodi m @ 9:24 PM
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One of the reasons I believe in grading is because it gives the student a chance to see how they are doing. Prof. Schmidt gave me a large amount of thoughtful and helpful feedback on my reflection paper. However, I do not know how successful I was on my individual paper because of the lack of a grade. It is obvious that grades do limit the students. This is most apparent when students ask questions such as “Will this be on the test?” This question implies that the student will only care to learn information which will affect their grade. It is another method of teaching to the test, which I believe is wrong. However, grades do have merit. We as teachers, however, need to be careful how we grade our students and especially, how we assess them.
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