PSE institutions must lead sea change against giving students grades Grades are an outmoded 19th-century invention and should be replaced, writes Elyse Watkins, a master’s student in international education policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Watkins says that the continued reliance on grades as a kind of educational currency “has stifled creativity and reinforced a negative climate for learning which underlies academic dishonesty, competition, and anxiety.” Moreover, the grading system can limit the opportunities of students who did not earn good grades due to mitigating circumstances or different learning needs. Watkins says that the value of grades should first be re-evaluated and that educators should shift their emphasis toward alternative forms of assessment, such as written feedback, one-on-one interactions, and peer collaboration. She adds that colleges and universities must play a leadership role in this shift, and rely less on grades as an entry requirement for PSE. Globe and Mail m.theglobeandmail/globe-debate/if-we-want-better-students-end-the-19th-century-grading-game/article22273552/?service=mobile&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:56:43 +0000
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