Cites three objections to an article discouraging a checkmark system of grading, including the fact that at times student work should not be judged on the basis of how completely the ideas were developed and the necessity of having other grades in addition to checkmarks and no checkmarks. (DF)

In the present study the effects on subsequent grades of low, average, and high first exam grades were investigated for 192 students in a traditional grading system and fifty-four students in a pass-fail grading system. (Author)

Study was conducted to compare effects of pass/fail and conventional five point grading systems on student achievement, teaching practices, teaching techniques and student attitudes. The sample consisted of eight sections of chemistry students. Analysis of data indicated lower achievement scores and poorer attitudes of students on pass/fail…

The results of a large survey, investigating preference given to students from graded schools when selecting residents, are analyzed. The respondents are directors of residency training programs. Preference and higher ratings of performance were given to graded students if their programs were in medicine, surgery, or obstetrics/gynecology.…

Seven principles are provided to serve as guides in reexamining teaching practices. (AG)

Self-grading by students is discussed. (DB)

A teacher must have a certain amount of intuition in order to judge the level of a student's knowledge of a subject with which the teacher himself is unfamiliar. (CK)

The necessity for a grading scale that includes more than five levels is discussed. (CK)