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Peer reviewedSmith, John A. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1999
Describes a system of contract grading in an introductory college composition which the author devised and has used for two years, in which all students sign a contract that delineates requirements for a course grade of "B." Discusses these requirements, how students can raise their grade, and student responses. Notes that a continued dialog about…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Freshman Composition, Grading, Higher Education
