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Direct linkKristin Butcher; Patrick J. McEwan; Akila Weerapana – Education Finance and Policy, 2024
In fall 2014, Wellesley College began mandating pass/fail grading for courses taken by first year, first-semester students, although instructors continued to record letter grades. We identify the causal effect of the policy on course choice and performance, using a regression discontinuity-in-time design. Students shifted to lower-grading science,…
Descriptors: Pass Fail Grading, College Freshmen, Courses, Grades (Scholastic)
Download full textHEWITT, RAYMOND G. – 1967
FROM INFORMATION OBTAINED BY QUESTIONNAIRES FROM 20 OF 25 PROVOSTS OR ACADEMIC VICE-PRESIDENTS, THIS SURVEY REPORT OUTLINES MAIN FEATURES OF THE PASS-FAIL OPTION AS OFFERED AT NINE COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH SUCH AN OPTION IS BEING CONSIDERED BY OTHER SCHOOLS. WHILE CONSIDERABLE VARIATION IN SPECIFIC PASS-FAIL PROGRAMS IS…
Descriptors: Colleges, Grade Point Average, Pass Fail Grading, Student Adjustment
Peer reviewedClimo, James – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Problems, Grading
