1st Edition
Grading Student Achievement in Higher Education Signals and Shortcomings
By Mantz Yorke
Copyright 2008
270 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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A lot hangs on the summative grades that students are given. A good degree opens doors which otherwise might remain closed. Yet, as higher education is now a mass rather than an elite system, what is expected of its graduates is different from the expectations of previous generations. Students are expected not only to be able to demonstrate high standards of academic achievement, but also a... Read more
1. Assessing Achievement 2. Perceptions of Grade Inflation 3. Case Study: UK Honours Degree Classifications, 1994-5 to 2001-2 4. Grading and its Limitations 5. The Cumulation of Grades 6. Credit 7. Value-Added 8. Conclusion: Judgement, Rather than Measurement?
Biography
Mantz Yorke is Visiting Professor in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University.
' This is an outstanding account, which magisterially covers all aspects of the field.' - British Journal of Educational Technology
