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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"traditional grading practices"”.
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Growth Mindset Development: Examining the Impact of a Standards-Based Grading Model on Middle School Students’ Mindset Characteristics
As the grading reform movement continues to challenge traditional grading practices, standards-based grading has emerged as a viable alternative model. However, many oppose the change as it requires a philosophical shift and overhaul of the grading system. Given the continuing debate and lack of …
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Secondary School-Based Leaders' Preferred Grading Practices and the Impact of their Preferred Grading Practices on their Respective Schools
The practice of grading students based on classroom performance has existed for centuries. Grading practices can look different depending on the division, school, or department. This study looked at lived experiences of school-based leaders around their preferred grading systems, how their …
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Public Education Fuels The Debate: Academic Outcomes Of Students Socially Promoted From Eighth Grade To High School
… grades led to a discussion of the equity of traditional grading practices and whether they were an accurate portrayal of the knowledge and skills students possessed. Additionally, the available data raised questions about class size and individual instruction impacting the academic …
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Investigating Student Perceptions of Equitable Grading Practices
Grading is one of the key components of modern pedagogy. Grades are primarily meant to be a method of communication, which is initiated by the owners of the pedagogy (instructors, school, etc.) and are received by various parties such as students: as feedback on their learning outcomes, parents, …
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Standards-Based Grading In A Middle School: A Change Leadership Plan
… a suburban middle school transition from a traditional grading and assessment system to a standards-based system. Using Wagner’s (2008) change leadership model, the plan includes an AS-IS assessment and a TO-BE vision to analyze the school’s context, culture, conditions, and competencies …
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Grading practices and mindset development: the growth of both
This study examined the impact grading policies have on students’ mindsets in urban Midwestern middle schools. The components of this quasi-experimental, causal comparative survey research relied on the grading policies in place at the school level and the students’ reporting of their mindset. Data …
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Reclamation of surface-mined forest land in the southern Appalachians
… was conducted to evaluate the effect of surface grading practices on erosion, herbaceous ground cover, and tree survival and growth. After five years, study results revealed that traditional grading practices caused excessive soil compaction that resulted in higher erosion and poorer tree growth …