The article explores grading options for the teacher to consider when evaluating students who are receiving specialized education and participating in the mainstream of regular education. (DB)

A strategy is described for comparing and weighting student marks on separate performance elements on the basis of statistical analysis and teacher judgment. Differences between nominal and effective weightings are discussed. (MSE)

Salient aspects of practices associated with doctoral-level study in the late 1950s and the late 1970s are contrasted to convey the magnitude of some of the changes in program opportunities, degree requirements, student recruitment, student evaluation, and faculty competence. Implications for teachers contemplating doctoral study are discussed.…

Examines the University of Nebraska's experience in implementing a procedure for grade appeal hearings. Discusses the importance of the setting, the chairperson's role, faculty and student roles, committee member's bias, and interactions at the hearing. (CT)

Describes a correction system that supplements and visually reinforces teacher responses to student papers by utilizing examples from those papers and emphasizing the positive aspects of the assignments. (HOD)

Chi-square analysis compared students' grade point averages (GPA) using both 5 and 12 point grading scales. Change in GPA's was significant with students more likely to have lower GPA's with 12 point scale. Discusses implications for college-university evaluation of high school transcripts. (DS)

Reports the findings of a study investigating why teachers assign the grades they do to student compositions, which aspects of student papers influence teachers, and which aspects influence teachers most. (DD)

Described are ways in which behavior measurement techniques can be applied in grading psychology students. Teachers are encouraged to employ the same precision, order, and impartiality in evaluating students that they use in scholarly research. (Author/DB)

Suggests areas of questioning that an administrator might pursue in interviewing a candidate for a teaching job. (IRT)

Surveys of business students who completed written problems (n=56) and those who wrote essays (n=249) were analyzed. Two major complaints about grading were lack of fairness and too little feedback. Ways to address these complaints were suggested. (SK)

Investigated elementary teachers' assessment and grading practices. Teachers conceptualized six factors when grading students, emphasizing academic performance and achievement- enabling behaviors. Teachers used three types of assessments: constructed-response, objective, and teacher-made major examinations. They differentiated between recall and…

A paper by Gow and Kember suggesting that higher education does not promote independent learning and that students' use of deeper cognitive processes diminishes during higher education is criticized for not considering the method, frequency, and perceived importance of evaluation and grading practices more thoroughly. Authors of the original paper…

Discusses a "write-back" strategy for use when there is insufficient class time for conferencing with peers or the teacher. Notes that the teacher agrees to respond to students' drafts within 24 hours. Discusses 3 options available to students: (1) write back/respond; (2) edit; and (3) writing back. (RS)

Many educators are concerned about grades, particularly about the competitiveness they engender, about their weakness in predicting future success, and about the discouraging effect they have on less successful students. Appended is the grading system at the School Without Walls in Rochester, New York, where grades have been nearly eliminated. (SI)

An experimental study of 170 undergraduate biology students at a suburban community college revealed that the final evaluation of these students was based more heavily on verbal and written aspects of biology than on practical application of concepts. (IAH)