Grading and ungrading

Posted by: Dr Ashley Tan on: October 31, 2020

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If ever there was professional development that school teachers and university faculty need, it is on grading…

Surveilling students is evil, and grades are the root of it.

Grades are the chief obstacle to learning.

Grades are administrative, not pedagogical.

Grades sour eager learners and turn them into grade grubbers.

Mistrusting students is far more destructive than cheating. https://t.co/OA5qCW6I3o

— (((Howard Rheingold))) (@hrheingold) October 21, 2020

… and ungrading.

I AGREE.
grades serve the needs of the administration, and it's hard for the administration to let go of grading.

but for teachers, letting go has so many benefits:
focus on learning.
not controlling.
not compelling.
not surveilling.

here's how I ungrade https://t.co/LZAIePoK48 https://t.co/lB9AhKp4i8

— Laura Gibbs (@OnlineCrsLady) October 22, 2020

The latter tweet provides insights for the autodidact to learn how to ungrade.

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