Discusses two conflicting concepts of correcting and grading high school graduation examinations in French: "mathematical" grading of complex exercises versus objective grading of reduced segments. Recommends higher valuation on goal-orientation as against extreme objectivity. Students' performance must be evaluated individually. Various concrete…

Describes an experiment in student self-grading in an introductory American politics course. Findings indicate that self-grading motivates some students to work harder and other students to work less hard, and leads to grade inflation. However, it does not cause student learning to decline across the board, as has been hypothesized in some…

Summarizes the results of a number of Queensland studies of selection of students for admission to tertiary institutions. The value of each approach for students and tertiary institutions is considered and appropriate selection indices are described. Evidence of the validity of the scholastic aptitude measure for the rescaling task and of the…

A survey of the faculty of a large state-supported university indicated that teachers are very student-centered about grades, assigning the greatest weight to the purpose of pure communication between instructor and students. Second in importance is the predictive function of grades. Problems of innovative techniques are discussed. (LBH)

After noting the lack of English requirements for vocational education students, the author discusses how to organize an independent study plan which will permit them to continue their study of English on many different planes. Discussion covers developing a student contract, determining credit, and assigning grades. (SH)

Describes a procedure for integrating computer graded homework into physics courses. (SL)

Student achievement can be assessed by demonstration, direct observation, unobtrusive measures, oral tests, self-ratings and reports, and on-the-job performance in addition to paper-and-pencil tests. Resulting information can be used for planning, counseling, diagnosing, evaluating, classifying, and grading. An extensive bibliography is appended.…

Offers some suggestions for 16+ reform. (Editor)

Working simulation sets is as close as most high school accounting students come to actual job experience, according to the author. Suggestions are offered for motivating students, teaching the sets, establishing time goals, using a variety of sets with some student choice, and systematic student evaluation. (MF)

The clinical pharmacy clerkship course at the University of Florida is described, with attention to competencies, objectives, activities, and grading. (LBH)

Describes a number system of commenting on technical writing assignments, where students must look up the comment number on a photocopied key. Provides a sample of the comment numbers and their translations, which cover both general grammatical errors and specific style, information content, and specific assignment difficulties. (SKC)

Proposes that error-oriented grading, because it is discouraging and debilitating for students, should be replaced by grading in which the writing teacher comments only on elements considered praiseworthy. Argues that teachers should spend the most time grading the best students, those most able to understand and act on written evaluations of…

Notes that marking student papers is a rhetorical act requiring audience awareness. Describes how thinking of paper-marking as a conversation can make the task both more enjoyable and more effective. (HTH)

Presents observations about grading resulting from discussions between a writing instructor and teaching assistants working in a writing lab. Offers suggestions for grading writing and for getting students to edit their work. (HTH)

This paper describes steps in the criterion-referenced measurement process. Specific strategies are offered for devising a decision-making process that does not destroy the wealth of information in the criterion referenced base and that does not require complicated mathematics or arduous analysis. (LMO)