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Sgan, Mathew R. – Journal Higher Education, 1970
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, College Credits, College Freshmen, Higher Education
Johnson, Ray A.; Lauroesch, William – Amer Vocat J, 1969
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Pass Fail Grading, Performance Criteria, Teacher Education Curriculum
Download full textBenson, Winston W. – 1969
A questionnaire on grading systems was sent to the 287 members of the Council of Graduate Schools. Of the 240 responses, 127 indicated that they used systems other than the A-F traditional system, either in part or in toto. Other systems used include pass/fail, satisfactory/unsatisfactory, pass/no credit, and some variations of the A-F traditional…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Hyman, Lawrence W. – 1969
As far as students are concerned, the real tyrrany exercised by the university is in the classroom where grades may decide a student's fate. The grading system has, therefore, become a major target of radical students and faculty. Significant changes in the grading system will probably not be made until provisions are made for the maintenance of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic), Grading
Kent, Leonard J. – 1969
The impetus for modifying or eliminating the A-F grading system has come primarily from students. Faculty reaction has been more one of bowing to pressure than that of a carefully considered response. Arguments for and against the traditional grading systems each have merit. It seems illogical, however, to repeat on the graduate level a grading…
Descriptors: Faculty, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Graduate Study
Hassler, William W. – 1969
A questionnaire on the pass-fail grading system was sent to the 276 deans whose institutions belong to the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. Of the 230 deans who responded, 214 preferred to evaluate a student for admission to graduate or professional study on the basis of a letter graded transcript, 7 preferred a pass-fail…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Deans, Grading, Graduate Study
Rossman, Jack E. – Educ Rec, 1970
Author suggests that undergraduate colleges and universities should seriously consider the consequences before expanding the use of satisfactory- unsatisfactory grading systems. (Editor)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Departments, Grading, Graduate Students
Johnson, Jack T. – Coll Univ Bus, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, General Education, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Coates, Charles R. – Balance Sheet, 1970
Cautions are listed following an examination of the difficulties inherent in the teacher's task of student evaluation and distribution of grades on specific testing devices. (JS)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Evaluation Methods, Grading, Objectives
Troyer, Lewis – New Campus, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Higher Education, Pass Fail Grading, Performance Criteria
Hardy, Clifford A. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1974
Findings appear to bear out the contention that students tend to support a more widespred use of pass-fail grading. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Rating, Grading, Higher Education
Mundy, C. Jean – Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1974
Descriptors: Classification, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives, Evaluation
MELVILLE, GEORGE L.; STAMM, ELEANOR – 1967
DATA ON ENROLLMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN COURSES TAKEN ON A PASS-FAIL BASIS WERE ANALYZED TO ASSESS THE EFFORT OF CHANGES IN GRADE ACCOUNTING ON COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS. FINDINGS INDICATED THAT (1) ENROLLMENT IN PASS-FAIL COURSES FOR 1966-67 INCREASED 55.5 PERCENT OVER 1965-66, (2) A STUDENT'S GRADE INDEX WAS LIKELY TO INCREASE DIRECTLY WITH THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, College Students, Grading
Van Scotter, Richard D. – 1972
This article discusses the philosophy of grading in the new secondary education professional year in the Undergraduate Pre-Service Teacher Education Program (UPSTEP) at the University of Colorado. Research and comments, pro and con, regarding different methods of grading are reviewed. The two major methods discussed are letter grades (they provide…
Descriptors: Credit No Credit Grading, Evaluation Methods, Grades (Scholastic), Grading
PDF pending restorationThayer, Robert E. – 1971
The thesis that low grades cause college students to give up receives some support from early psychological research and from current reinforcement theories. This study investigates the effects on subsequent grades of low, average, and high first-exam grades for 192 students in a traditional grading system and 52 students in a pass-fail grading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Dropouts, Grading
