Author(s): Flaherty, C.
Date: 2019
Publication: Inside Higher Ed
Citation: Flaherty, C. (2019). When Grading Less Is More. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/04/02/professors-reflections-their-experiences-ungrading-spark-renewed-interest-student.
Section on webpage: Ungrading
Tenets: Promoting reflexivity. Treating students as agentic co-educators. Building equity, trust, mutual respect, and support. Using technology intentionally to build communities and enhance learning.
Annotation: In this article, the author has compiled several professors’ reflections on implementing ungrading in their higher education classrooms. As these professors note, using this policy greatly improved learning and the students’ experiences as a whole. The downside to this, as noted by one professor, is the possibility for grade inflation. Though, as mentioned, this can easily be combatted through a variety of measures. Overall, this method – a blend of traditional grading and ungrading – has proven to be effective in the learning environment.

 

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