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ERIC Number: EJ1267875
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1051-1970
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Techniques Grading: Mastery Grading for Proofs Courses
PRIMUS, v30 n8-10 p1071-1086 2020
Mastery grading is an approach to grading in which students are assigned term grades based on whether they meet certain enumerated objectives, rather than accumulating points. In this note, I describe my experiences using a mastery system, which I call techniques grading, which applies the insights behind the standards-based and specifications grading flavors of mastery grading to a proof-intensive course. In techniques grading, each objective assesses, in a binary (pass/fail) way, whether a student has mastered a specific proof technique. I describe my implementation of this system in a transitions course and an undergraduate real-analysis course. I discuss how the system works: how I developed the grading objectives, how individual assignments are assessed, and the collation of each student's work into a final portfolio. I provide a theoretical assessment of techniques grading within the mastery grading framework, and some evidence from student surveys and my own impressions that the system meets its goals: improving the quality of student work; increasing student satisfaction; reducing grade-grubbing; and instilling mindfulness, good work practices, and pride.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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