A principal components analysis was conducted to determine whether the measures of essays made by the computer could be grouped into factors. Six factors (fluency, spelling, diction, sentence structure, punctuation, and paragraphing) were identified. (Author)

To overcome the many shortcomings in the present single grade system, a grading system is proposed that will allow separate reports with different reference points. (Author)

Author suggests grades of HPD (High Professional Distinction), PD (Professional Distinction), PC (Professional Competence), MPC (Marginal Professional Competence), and DPC (Deficient Professional Competence) rather than traditional grading students. (HS)

More schools are applying a diversity of new grading innovations, with complete elimination of the failure concept as the emerging pattern. (Editor/IR)

A fictional account of the grading practices of a high school faculty. (MF)

The phenomenon of "halo" effects in subjective grading was investigated. Two groups of three raters evaluated 20 term papers in introductory psychology. Term paper grades correlated significantly with course grades when information about previous academic performance was made available. When this information was not available, the…

The study indicated that student teaching is an anxiety-producing experience but little difference exists between students taking it by pass/fail and those taking it by grade. Both tended to experience loss of sleep and appetite changes and higher anxiety levels when confronted with situations involving the university coordinator. (NQA)

The first section promotes use of student notebooks in mathematics instruction as incentives for pupils to do daily work. Part two looks at a geometric interpretation of the Euclidean algorithm. The final section examines an open box problem that is thought to appear in virtually every elementary calculus book. (MP)

Reports on an experiment during which English teachers collected pieces of writing that their students had prepared for assessment and gave them to other English teachers for grading. (HOD)

Forty-five teachers of educable mentally retarded (EMR) students and 34 first-grade teachers rated their students' mathematical abilities on a seven-point scale. The EMR teachers rated their students significantly lower than did first-grade teachers, although they performed comparably on the Peabody Mathematics Readiness Test. (Author/LC)

A comparison of student performance resulting from the transition from a pass/no credit to the traditional letter grade system indicated that the former system was not superior to the latter system. Academic performance was better in the graded system; academic standards were raised, particularly at the masters' level. (Author/GK)

Provides a detailed explanation of evaluating the student publications staff by dimensional grading, a combined point system and contract approach that involves designing a set of job dimensions for each staff position. Outlines materials-management, performance, and attitude dimensions for six staff positions. (RL)