| Author(s): | Rosenblatt, A. |
| Date: | 2020 |
| Publication: | The Chronicle |
| Citation: | Rosenblatt, A. (2020). Committing to Ungrading, in an Emergency and After. The Chronicle, https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/03/duke-university-gradin-coronavirus-covid-19-public-health-crisis-emergency-thinking-ungrading-pass-fail. |
| Section on webpage: | Ungrading |
| Tenets: | Using technology intentionally to build communities and enhance learning. |
| Annotation: | This article discusses the movement for a change in grading within higher education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, this article looks at how changing grading to pass/fail for a semester at Duke University benefited students. It is noted that this system greatly reduced inequality in the classroom, especially with the use of labor-based grading contracts. These contracts assign every assignment a point value and students are given full points on their assignment as long as it meets the minimum standards listed or are able to meet minimum standards after revision. |