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Unconventional Grading Methods

This FLC will address some of the pressing questions arising from the ongoing environmental crisis. We will explore the role of college education to raise awareness of climate change and to educate

There is a lot of evidence that shows that conventional grading is not conducive for learning. Students often only care about the number of points they get, and not about the feedback they receive. The competitive nature of point collection also increases honor code violations. There is a growing literature of non-traditional assessment methods, such as contract based grading, specs grading, mastery based grading, unessay, ungrading, etc. In this FLC we will learn about different models and will work on implementing elements of these techniques in our Spring courses.

NOTE: We have recently received an NSF grant. As part of this grant we proposed an FLC in each of three years. There is a small stipend associated with faculty participation.

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Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo Facilitator

Jenna Vansickle Facilitator

Participating Members:

Jelena Byers
Theresa Carroll
Kevin Goebbert
Kevin Jantzi
Daniel Maguire
Jennifer Winquist