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

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. 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.

About the author

Susan D. Blum is professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame. Her work on education builds on her academic specialties of linguistic, psychological, cultural, and educational anthropology. She is the author of My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture and "I Love Learning; I Hate School": An Anthropology of College, among other works.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Susan D Blum (Editor), Susan D. Blum (Editor)
• Publisher: West Virginia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781949199826
• ISBN: 978-1-949199-82-6
• No. of pages: 274
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 349 g
• Series: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Teaching and Learning in Highe
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system