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Education and Distributive Justice: Some Reflections on Grading Systems.
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Deutsch, Morton – American Psychologist, 1979
This article focuses on the distribution of grades as symbols of educational merit. The social function of the artificially created shortage of high marks is discussed and different characteristics of grading systems are considered. The effects of cooperative and competitive distributive systems are summarized. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education