Grades and Marks: Some Commonly Asked Questions.

Simon, Sidney B.; Hart, Lois

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Publication Date: 1973

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Grades and Marks: Some Commonly Asked Questions

Simon, Sidney B.; Hart, Lois

Science Teacher, 40, 6, 46-48, Sep 73

Argues forcefully that the assignment of grades can have more deleterious than beneficial effects in education. The theme that grading should be abolished is developed by answering a series of commonly asked questions about evaluation of students. (JR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, College Admission, Educational Change, Evaluation, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Learning Motivation, Student Evaluation, Student Motivation

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