This study related selected preadmission data obtained on first year freshman students admitted to the University of Southern Mississippi in the fall of 1971-72 academic year to the subsequent grades they received in freshman English courses 100 and 111. The subjects of this study were 71 first year freshman students at the University selected by…

This study provides information on the current practice of grading, recording, and averaging. Five hundred forty-four institutions of higher education returned a survey form, a 73 percent return. Two- and four-year institutions, public and private, in all states were included in the survey. Conclusions suggest: (1) Institutions in higher education…

A simple model proposing that grading practices in a high school science course are related to the percentage of eligible students enrolled in that course and in the next course in the science sequence was tested using data from 27 California suburban schools. Ease of grading was considered as the discrepancy between students' mean concurrent…

The Graduate College at Stout State University is considering an option to the present A-F grading system called "Mastery Grading," based on a concept called "teaching for mastery." This involves carefully defining each course in terms of the specific competencies which the student is expected to develop as a result of…

The point of view is taken that the issues of open admissions and programs for the disadvantaged can only be resolved if careful consideration is given to the desired objectives of the higher educational system: i.e., should we strive for outcomes that are egalitarian, elitist, remedial or what, and to the long-term implications of these various…

An experiment was conducted to find a better method of marking English composition than that which is in general use. The method tested was one in which each composition was assessed independently by three markers who judged the general impression of the writing, and by a fourth marker who applied a code of penalties for mechanical errors. Brief…

The facts and opinions regarding pass/no pass grading at Berkeley discussed in this report are based on three sources of information. These sources include a survey of faculty conducted in the spring quarter 1970, a survey of undergraduate students in the winter quarter 1971, and the records routinely generated in the Registrar's Office for the…

A set of 476 essays written by senior high school students was graded by two sets of four judges each, representing high school English teachers and freshmen rhetoric instructors, respectively. The results of the grading were analyzed to determine the differences, if any, which existed in the scores given by the two groups. The papers were…

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of entrance examination scores, used for placement, on grading practices of teachers at Antelope Valley College (California). Correlations between students' GPA and their entrance exam scores were calculated. These were compared with correlations between grades given by 10 instructors and the…

The objectives of the project were to (1) determine whether students making a subjective evaluation of other students will tend to grade their friends higher than others they do not know as well, (2) whether the use of an evaluation instrument reduces the subjectivitiy of student judgment, and (3) what differences there may be between a grade…

In order to meet the differing needs of students, a program utilizing three different levels of instruction with two different curriculums under each level was developed at Christian County High School in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. (Author/RK)

A program based on the business world's system of contracting between employer and employee, in effect, the production of a particular product for a specific wage as stated in a written contract, was utilized in a six week independent study assignment. Students had the opportunity to choose the subject and received credit for it. (Author/RK)

Four college chemistry classes participated in an experiment in which each student assigned a number to every student in his class proportional to his opinion of their abilities. A substantial positive correlation was found between these ratings and the actual grades received in the course. (MLH)

Proposes a grading system that combines traditional, absolute grading with a relative, percentile rank. (MLH)

Personal experience and educational research suggests that, while self-evaluation is a valuable educational tool for college students, its use should be reserved for graduate students, who have maturity and a more realistic appraisal of their academic accomplishments than do undergraduate students. (JMD)