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Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)

Contributor(s): Blum, Susan D (Author), Kohn, Alfie (Foreword by)

ISBN: 9781949199819

Publisher: West Virginia University Press

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Pub Date: December 1, 2020

Dewey: 371.2720973

LCCN: 2020022379

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.63" H x 8.50" L x 5.50" W ( 1.02 lbs) 300 pages

Series: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

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Description: "The moment is right for critical reflection on what has been assumed to be a core part of schooling. In Ungrading, fifteen educators write about their diverse experiences going gradeless. Some contributors are new to the practice and some have been engaging in it for decades. Some are in humanities and social sciences, some in STEM fields. Some are in higher education, but some are the K-12 pioneers who led the way. Based on rigorous and replicated research, this is the first book to show why and how faculty who wish to focus on learning, rather than sorting or judging, might proceed. It includes honest reflection on what makes ungrading challenging, and testimonials about what makes it transformative"--

Review Quotes: "Nuanced and well balanced."
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