#ungrading — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ungrading, aggregated by home.social.
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Without grades, institutions will have to spend more time considering candidates who apply to their programmes, and the same holds true for employers — but the result will be worth it. We will have to see the individuals who apply, and consider their individual suitability for the programme / degree / job they’re applying for.
As for publications: in the HE sector we currently waste enourmous amounts of money and resources supporting a publication industry that exists to give faculy some metrics to show at their next salary review. There are better ways. There are better ways of disseminating research, there are better ways of sharing new thoughts and findings, and there are better things to spend time and money on than publication metrics.
We in higher education need to lead the fight to move away from results-oriented education and find our way to systems that reward — genuinely reward — curiosity, investigation, and learning.
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#HigherEducation #Ungrading #AI (3/3)
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Without grades, institutions will have to spend more time considering candidates who apply to their programmes, and the same holds true for employers — but the result will be worth it. We will have to see the individuals who apply, and consider their individual suitability for the programme / degree / job they’re applying for.
As for publications: in the HE sector we currently waste enourmous amounts of money and resources supporting a publication industry that exists to give faculy some metrics to show at their next salary review. There are better ways. There are better ways of disseminating research, there are better ways of sharing new thoughts and findings, and there are better things to spend time and money on than publication metrics.
We in higher education need to lead the fight to move away from results-oriented education and find our way to systems that reward — genuinely reward — curiosity, investigation, and learning.
/rant
#HigherEducation #Ungrading #AI (3/3)
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Sorry, that wasn't what I meant by "not grade". What I was talking about is #ungrading. There is an "ungrading" movement in education which argues that students are poorly served by grading and are better served by creating internal motivations. (This does not match my personal teaching experiences, but I was pointing out that #ungrading wouldn't solve my concerns.)
If we suspect plagiarism (including AI use when we have prohibited it), we are *required* to report it to the university which results in an investigation. (This was done because it was found that the students who were actually cheating tended to be good at snowing the professor with a "oh, sorry, I didn't understand" and "I won't do it again." Since a given professor wouldn't know the serial nature of the crime, it is required that we report it so that serial perpetrators can be identified.)
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Sorry, that wasn't what I meant by "not grade". What I was talking about is #ungrading. There is an "ungrading" movement in education which argues that students are poorly served by grading and are better served by creating internal motivations. (This does not match my personal teaching experiences, but I was pointing out that #ungrading wouldn't solve my concerns.)
If we suspect plagiarism (including AI use when we have prohibited it), we are *required* to report it to the university which results in an investigation. (This was done because it was found that the students who were actually cheating tended to be good at snowing the professor with a "oh, sorry, I didn't understand" and "I won't do it again." Since a given professor wouldn't know the serial nature of the crime, it is required that we report it so that serial perpetrators can be identified.)
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Years ago I argued that the bogeyman of "grade inflation" rests on dubious evidence, faulty logic, and reactionary values: https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/dangerous-myth-grade-inflation/. Here's more recent testimony from an #ungrading teacher confirming that the problem isn't grade inflation; it's GRADES: https://hechingerreport.org/teachers-voice-i-abandoned-grading-my-students-and-stopped-taking-attendance-heres-what-happened/ -
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Years ago I argued that the bogeyman of "grade inflation" rests on dubious evidence, faulty logic, and reactionary values: https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/dangerous-myth-grade-inflation/. Here's more recent testimony from an #ungrading teacher confirming that the problem isn't grade inflation; it's GRADES: https://hechingerreport.org/teachers-voice-i-abandoned-grading-my-students-and-stopped-taking-attendance-heres-what-happened/ -
Sofia is an 8th grade student in Theresa Walter's English Class on Long Island, NY. Sofia is in her second year of an ungrading experience in the English Language Arts in her school. Theresa is a teacher, and also the Department Chair who has supported her teachers' shift to a feedback-centered growth practice. The two sit down to reflect on the practice and its implications in their lives.
https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/a-students-view-perspectives-on-a-gradeless-grading-and-growth-centered-feedback-classroom #K12 #education #ungrading
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Sofia is an 8th grade student in Theresa Walter's English Class on Long Island, NY. Sofia is in her second year of an ungrading experience in the English Language Arts in her school. Theresa is a teacher, and also the Department Chair who has supported her teachers' shift to a feedback-centered growth practice. The two sit down to reflect on the practice and its implications in their lives.
https://www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/a-students-view-perspectives-on-a-gradeless-grading-and-growth-centered-feedback-classroom #K12 #education #ungrading
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@inthehands Would love to hear what #ungrading methods you have found success with, if you're willing to share!
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@inthehands Would love to hear what #ungrading methods you have found success with, if you're willing to share!
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I was skeptical from the title of this article, but I think I like where it ended up:
John Warner on "Academic Integrity in an LLM World"
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I was skeptical from the title of this article, but I think I like where it ended up:
John Warner on "Academic Integrity in an LLM World"
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So far, so good. The first week of classes and my ungrading rollout went well. I think (emphasis on think) that learners will appreciate the feedback and honesty in the grading. #mtbos #grading #ungrading https://mrwaddell.net/blog/2024-08-28-students-reaction-to-ungrading/
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So far, so good. The first week of classes and my ungrading rollout went well. I think (emphasis on think) that learners will appreciate the feedback and honesty in the grading. #mtbos #grading #ungrading https://mrwaddell.net/blog/2024-08-28-students-reaction-to-ungrading/
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"The goal of this paradigm shift is to rethink what learning can be, how it’s measured, who measures it and, crucially, when one is finished." #ungrading #grading #education https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/07/31/Good-Riddance-Easy-A/
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"The goal of this paradigm shift is to rethink what learning can be, how it’s measured, who measures it and, crucially, when one is finished." #ungrading #grading #education https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/07/31/Good-Riddance-Easy-A/
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"Courage, Risk, and Change in Higher Education" by Josh Eyler https://josheyler.substack.com/p/courage-risk-and-change-in-higher
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"Courage, Risk, and Change in Higher Education" by Josh Eyler https://josheyler.substack.com/p/courage-risk-and-change-in-higher
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Degrees of Freedom was also out yesterday: in this episode Tassos Sarampalis and I are joined by Tamás Görbe and Berfu Ünal to discuss #ungrading
I don’t want to spoil anything, so please tune in and let us know what you think!
You can find the episode on https://soundcloud.com/degrees_of_freedom/s3e06-ungrading or in all major podcast platforms!
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How do students react to ungrading? We asked a bunch of them across different courses: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/TLI/article/view/77308 #ungrading #alternativeassessment #pedagogy #highered
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1/2 Yrs ago I argued the bogeyman of "grade inflation" rests on dubious evidence, faulty logic, and reactionary values: https://is.gd/lxL5hk.
Here's new testimony from an #ungrading teacher that the problem isn't grade inflation; it's GRADES: https://tinyurl.com/ynacf9e5Another teacher was "energized" once "the blinders had been removed" & he stopped trying to tweak the WAY he graded students (forget "standards-based" or "contract" grading) & stopped grading altogether: https://tinyurl.com/ytcezmzh
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1/2 Yrs ago I argued the bogeyman of "grade inflation" rests on dubious evidence, faulty logic, and reactionary values: https://is.gd/lxL5hk.
Here's new testimony from an #ungrading teacher that the problem isn't grade inflation; it's GRADES: https://tinyurl.com/ynacf9e5Another teacher was "energized" once "the blinders had been removed" & he stopped trying to tweak the WAY he graded students (forget "standards-based" or "contract" grading) & stopped grading altogether: https://tinyurl.com/ytcezmzh
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TFSS is proud to announce Episode 31: Grades Do Harm! And Who Are They For Anyway? An Interview with Dr. Jesse Stommel
A conversation about problems with the traditional grading system in which most of us participate and possible alternatives.
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I just read the introduction to this new book "Human-Centered Programming Languages" by Rose Bohrer (<5 min read, and I read pretty slowly), and I love it!
https://bookish.press/hcpl/chapter1
Can't wait to get the time to read the rest.
(h/t @[email protected]) (I refuse to call it X)
#HumanCentered #HCC #PL #programming #academia #CS #textbook #OpenScience #ungrading
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I just read the introduction to this new book "Human-Centered Programming Languages" by Rose Bohrer (<5 min read, and I read pretty slowly), and I love it!
https://bookish.press/hcpl/chapter1
Can't wait to get the time to read the rest.
(h/t @[email protected]) (I refuse to call it X)
#HumanCentered #HCC #PL #programming #academia #CS #textbook #OpenScience #ungrading
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For historians of #EdTech and #Ungrading, here's a nice little essay by Jacques Barzun from 1988 which he later published in a book under the title of "Reasons to De-Test the Schools". The follow up is telling as well.
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For historians of #EdTech and #Ungrading, here's a nice little essay by Jacques Barzun from 1988 which he later published in a book under the title of "Reasons to De-Test the Schools". The follow up is telling as well.
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@Jessifer is holding open office hours for folks if they want to talk #ungrading or alternative forms of assessment. Starts soon (12pm eastern time)!
There are other sessions if you miss this one.
#AcademicChatter #Pedagogy
@edutootershttps://www.jessestommel.com/open-online-office-hours-ungrading-edition/
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@Jessifer is holding open office hours for folks if they want to talk #ungrading or alternative forms of assessment. Starts soon (12pm eastern time)!
There are other sessions if you miss this one.
#AcademicChatter #Pedagogy
@edutootershttps://www.jessestommel.com/open-online-office-hours-ungrading-edition/
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"'It's not over until it's over.' That's the motto of this class."
On today's Intentional Teaching podcast, I talk with University of Mississippi chemistry professor Eden Tanner about her successful experiment with mastery assessment this past spring.
https://intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/13498658-mastery-assessment-with-eden-tanner
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"'It's not over until it's over.' That's the motto of this class."
On today's Intentional Teaching podcast, I talk with University of Mississippi chemistry professor Eden Tanner about her successful experiment with mastery assessment this past spring.
https://intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/13498658-mastery-assessment-with-eden-tanner
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"Simply, students can’t learn to make effective change in their world from within an educational system they are discouraged from interrogating and powerless to change. Drawing students into critical conversation about assessment, then, is a way of helping them become readers of their world, but also, readers of their own education."
Jesse Stommel shares an excerpt from his new book, "Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop."
See more: https://www.jessestommel.com/toward-a-co-intentional-approach-to-assessment/
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Vandaag een lang gesprek gehad over #ungrading met één van de collega’s. Meer focus op feedback, en geen ‘punten’ meer geven op werk van studenten gedurende het semester. Ik heb hem overtuigd ;-) #kuleuven #hogeronderwijs #universiteit
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Another instructor reports being delighted and "energized" once "the blinders had been removed" and he stopped trying to tweak the *way* he graded students (forget "standards-based" or "contract" grading) and finally stopped grading altogether: https://tinyurl.com/ytcezmzh #ungrading
