Making Sense of College Grades

Why the Grading System Does Not Work and What Can be Done About It

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

An insightful look at a major fault in higher educationMaking Sense of College Grades: Why the Grading System Does Not Work and What Can be Done About It explores the phenomenon of grading in U.S. higher education, and exposes the systemic faults and cultural baggage that ultimately work against education. From the nation's first recorded grade point average through current practices and policies, this detailed exploration of grades as both motivators and measures of success offers unique insight into today's higher education standards.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-12-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:461 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470623091

Utforska kategorier

Pedagogik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Ohmer Milton and Howard R. Pollio are the authors of Making Sense of College Grades: Why the Grading System Does Not Work and What Can be Done About It, published by Wiley.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword ixPreface xiiiThe Authors xxi1. Grades and Grading: A Tradition of Inconstant Standards 12. Contexts for Understanding the Meanings of Grades 243. Current Attitudes About Grades: The National Survey 524. What Employers and Faculty Members Think About Grades 805. Students' and Parents' Attitudes Towards Grades 966. Learning for Grades Versus Learning For Its Own Sake 1247. What Grade-and Learning-Oriented Students Think About and Do in College Classes 1508. Different Students View the Same Grade Differently 1769. What to Do About Grading Practices 201Appendix A 227Appendix B 239Appendix C 266Appendix D 267References 271Index 281