Ungrading
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| Author | Susan D. Blum |
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| Publisher | West Virginia University Press |
Publication date | 2020 |
| ISBN | 978-1-949-19983-3 |
"Ungrading" is a set of practices described by author Jesse Stommel as "raising an eyebrow at grades as a systemic practice, distinct from simply 'not grading'.[1] Ungrading argues that the current assessment practices in education undermine work, rather than supporting learning and collaboration.[1]
Multiple books have discussed this concept. In Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) Susan D. Blum, a professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame[2][3] writes about this concept. The book carries a Foreword by Alfie Kohn. It includes thirteen chapters on the subject by various authors and a Conclusion chapter by Blum. According to Blum, the book addresses the topic of the "movement at this end of the second decade of the twenty-first century. I call it ungrading. Others call it de-grading or going gradeless." The book provides an understanding of why many educators now feel "grades should be eliminated from the educational system" and "brings a deep reflection into our assessment models, practices, and experiences."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ungrading: an Introduction". Jesse Stommel. 2021-06-12. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ Kohn, Alfie; Blum, Susan D. (2020). Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead). Morgantown: West Virginia University Press. ISBN 978-1-949199-83-3.
- ^ "Review of S. D. Blum (ed.) Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to do Instead)". Teaching and Learning Inquiry. 10. 8 June 2022. doi:10.20343/teachlearninqu.10.22. S2CID 249526283.
- ^ Moya, Beatriz (2021). "Ungrading: why rating students undermines learning (and what to do instead)". International Journal for Educational Integrity. 17 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1007/s40979-021-00077-7. ISSN 1833-2595. S2CID 233479479.
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