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- Title
The Course Dollar Grading System.
- Authors
Sue, Della Lee
- Abstract
This paper describes a unique grading system that provides students with a sense of ownership in their performance in a course and generates an incentive for the student to do course work. I developed the course dollar grading system as an alternative to the traditional mechanism of assigning grades for assignments and exams that is based on a scale of "0 to 100" or "A through F" and then involves calculating an arithmetic average to assess a student's performance and understanding of the course material. The traditional mechanism is restrictive, cumbersome, and opaque. In the course dollar grading system, a course account is established at the beginning of the semester for every student who is enrolled in the course. The initial account balance is zero and, throughout the course, a student can add course dollars to their individual account by handing in homework assignments, participating in in-class work, and doing well on exams. This paper describes the course dollar grading system in detail, highlights the features, and discusses the benefits of the system in contrast with the conventional means of assessing and tracking student performance.
- Subjects
GRADING of students; CURRICULUM; STUDY skills; RATING of students; HOMEWORK; MATHEMATICS education (Higher); EDUCATIONAL tests &; measurements; BUSINESS ethics; BUSINESS education
- Publication
Proceedings of the Northeast Business & Economics Association, 2007, p306
- ISSN
1936-203X
- Publication type
Article