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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]
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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]