Episode Details

Description

In this episode, Sharona and Bosley tackle the conversation about "Grade Inflation". A commonly used term that is rarely defined, we look at what the "problem" is with grade "inflation", how we would define grade "inflation" (as well as grade "deflation") and how to address it when it is leveled as a potential problem with alternative grading.

Links

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• Why grade inflation is spreading from high school to college — and how it hurts learning
• As They Revamp Grading, Districts Try to Improve Consistency, Prevent Inflation
• Why not get rid of grades? When the goal is an A, real learning gets lost. (Gift Article)
• Solving the Grade-Inflation Problem
• Problems caused by grade inflation
• How Grading Reform Changed Our School

Resources

The Center for Grading Reform - seeking to advance education in the United States by supporting effective grading reform at all levels through conferences, educational workshops, professional development, research and scholarship, influencing public policy, and community building.

The Grading Conference - an annual, online conference exploring Alternative Grading in Higher Education & K-12.

Some great resources to educate yourself about Alternative Grading:

• The Grading for Growth Blog
• The Grading Conference
• The Intentional Academia Blog

Recommended Books on Alternative Grading:

• Grading for Growth, by Robert Talbert and David Clark
• Specifications Grading, by Linda Nilsen

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