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Stallings, William M.; and others – J Exp Educ, 1969
The Pass-Fail grading system promotes healthy exploration in courses that otherwise might be avoided for fear of endangering the grade-point average. (CK)
Descriptors: Fear, Pass Fail Grading
Stallings, William M.; Leslie, Elwood K. – Impr Coll Univ Teaching, 1970
Students prefer a pass-fail system to letter grading. (IR)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Higher Education, Pass Fail Grading, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedStallings, William M.; Smock, H. Richard – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1971
Although the pass-fail option proved to be popular with students, the faculty sample felt that it was being abused, and had somewhat negative attitudes toward the system. (AG)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grades (Scholastic), Longitudinal Studies, Participant Satisfaction
Download full textStallings, William M.; Leslie, Elwood K.
The result of a study designed to assess student attitudes toward grading practices are discussed. Questionnaire responses of 3439 students in three institutions were tabulated. Responses were generally negative toward conventional grading systems. (MS)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cheating, Competitive Selection, Conformity
