Document Type
Review
Publication Date
Spring 2021
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a CC BY License.
Disciplines
Contemplative Education | Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Higher Education
Abstract
I believe we have shared goals for our students to become happy, ethical, caring, compassionate, independent, self-motivated, curious critical thinkers and lifelong learners. Decades of research on the effects of grades and grading undermines those goals. This executive summary presents just some of research on how grading affects students’ mental health, intrinsic motivation, critical thinking, and relationships with teachers and peers. Student survey results are included from a course taught without the use of grades.
Digital USD Citation
Leslie, Heather J. PhD, "Research on Effects of Grading" (2021). Learning Design Center: Staff Scholarship. 7.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/ldc-scholarship/7
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