The new grading scale assesses students based on specific learning goals and largely removes homework from the grading equation.
It’s the end of the semester, which means that 70 George Mason University students are hoping I will give them an A in their required advanced composition class. Many are mystified by how college ...
Generative AI is no longer a hypothetical in education; it is sitting on the same devices students use to write, solve, and submit their work. The old assumption that a polished essay or lab report ...
When grades fail to give students accurate information about their progress, we deprive them of the chance to adjust their strategies and reinvest in their learning.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A school district in Missouri adopted a new grading system that prevents students from receiving a zero even if they didn’t do the assignment. The Kansas City ...
Assignments and the associated grades represent one of the most powerful tools in our teaching repertoire. It takes great care and precision to design assessments, and how we measure and translate ...
Why are Indiana lawmakers trying to dismantle pass-fail grading systems? As the largest medical school in the U.S., Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) utilizes a pass-fail grading system, ...
A bill seeks to ban minimum grade floors in South Carolina and overhaul the state's GPA and credit recovery system.
A study found that when asked to grade essays, artificial intelligence tended to rate essays by Asian American and Pacific Islander students much lower when compared to humans. Researchers aren’t sure ...