An unusual high school in Oregon is described. (CK)

Offers suggestions on responding to and grading student writing. (AEA)

A method for computer grading pharmaceutical calculations exams in which students convert their answers into scientific notation and enter their solutions onto a mark sense form is described. A table is generated and then posted listing student identification numbers, exam grades, and which problems were missed. (Author/MLW)

A study examined the likelihood that the oral examination's outcome would be the same regardless of which four of the approximately 100 examiners made up the examining team. Reliability was found to be high, but further steps are being taken to increase it. (Author/MSE)

Candidates taking University of London Advanced Level Biology Examination submit their practical/field-work notebooks for assessment (contributing 10 percent to final grade). Describes research undertaken during the first operation examination, reviewing assessment method and analyzing and discussing moderation techniques. Indicates assessment and…

Three studies that investigate the effect of information on teachers' stereotypic perceptions and on their evaluations and expectations of students are reported. The results of the studies indicate that teachers differentially evaluate individuals on the basis of cues of sex or ethnic origin. (Author/PN)

Guidelines are presented to assist the clinical nursing instructor in deciding whether to give a nursing student a failing grade. The guidelines discuss teacher support of a student, feedback, documentation, and colleague support. (CT)

Reports the results of a study in which copies of two student themes were given to university and community college composition instructors for grading. (HTH)

Investigated and confirmed is a correlation between grades awarded on the basis of students' ability to respond with higher-order cognitive processes in college biology classes and performance on Piagetian-type tasks, in which cognitive style dimension of field dependence-independence was assessed for each student. (CS)

To shed light on persistent differences in grading practices among disciplines, this article investigated the differences and concluded that they emanated from basic differences in disciplinary educational objectives and corresponding socialization strategies. Disciplines were dichotomized into normative and utilitarian types. Sociology and the…

This material presents, in courtroom style, arguments on grade inflation. However, the authors refrain from giving a final verdict. (Author/MLF)