Student and Faculty Views of Plus-Minus Grading Systems Working Paper Series—07-11 | December 2007 Jim Morgan (928) 523-7385 James.morgan@nau.edu Gary Tallman Robert Williams All professors at: Northern Arizona University The W. A. Franke College of Business PO Box 15066 Flagstaff‚ AZ 86011.5066 Student and Faculty Views of Plus-Minus Grading Systems Introduction Many colleges and universities have adopted or are considering adopting a grading system that provides a larger number of
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Common Core‚ Good or Bad? Common Core‚ good or bad? That seems to be the question everyone is wondering. There is a lot of controversy over whether common core should be in classrooms or not. “The state-led effort to develop the Common Core State Standards was launched in 2009 by state leaders‚ including governors and state commissioners of education from 48 states‚ two territories and the District of Columbia‚ through their membership in the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
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From an early age‚ we have been told that education is the key to one’s success in life. Many people have a misconception of the purpose of education. The purpose of education is to enable us to become more efficient‚ to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate goals of our life and to be a better person. Unfortunately‚ there are flaws in our current education system. One of the significant weaknesses in the system is the ranking system. Students are ranked each year among their grade and
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Flaws of the education system according to Holt Everyone has their own opinions on beliefs about school. Many say school is the only way for children to go‚ and many are against it. John Holt wrote an inspiring story called "School Is Bad for Children" that has an outlook on all aspects of school and why it’s not for children. He elaborates on all points to argue the fact that children shouldn’t have to make life harder by going to school. Holt indicates certain points‚ but ones that stick out
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Running head: ALTERNATIVE GRADING METHODS Alternative grading methods SPE 506 University of Phoenix Online Alternative Grading Methods Grades have long been used in most schools to indicate the degree to which students grasp subject matter and to document overall classroom performance. By most accounts‚ students with diverse learning needs and/or disabilities are at a significant disadvantage in school. Despite the fact that some students have
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Functionalists have argued that educational systems in modern industrial societies are meritocratic. Provision of equal opportunity towards education in different group helps to realize potentials and invoke the ability to be upwardly mobile‚ thus changing the structure of social inequality. However‚ the Marxists approaches have argued that the idea of a meritocratic educational system is a myth and has in fact reproduced social inequality. Educational attainment thus‚ to a large extent depends
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Introduction Good morning‚ everyone. Remember last time that we discussed the education system in the US‚ and you guys are very interested in the Chinese education. Therefore‚ today‚ I will introduce the world’s largest education system and also the one that I am most familiar with‚ the Chinese education system. I will first tell you the features of the system‚ and then explain the origin‚ and analyze its pros and cons at last. Main Points First of all‚ compare to the education system at here‚ we
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Indian Education System- An Advantage or Disadvantage India is a promised land of scholars and saints. There has been no dearth of knowledge in India since time immemorial. Indian civilization has been blessed with priceless knowledge of Vedas and Puranas. Coming all along with these Holy Scriptures‚ till the modern age of science and technology‚ India can be found nowhere legging behind. Nevertheless we need not deny the fact that‚ India still possesses some quarters where a bud of education is still
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Is television a good or bad influence on society? A major issue now facing members of the public is television. Is it good or is it bad? Well television is in my opinion very good. For starters it is very cheap all you pay is the one off payment for the television and your TV licence every month. For the price you pay you receive a lot of information and entertainment for the whole family. Television keeps the children busy when you may want a bit of peace and quiet‚ whilst teaching them at the
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Education is a co-current state level subjects and under the Indian Constitution education is made a Fundamental Right and Directive Principles of State Policy further needed free education and other facilities to children. There is no discrimination among the people on the basis of religion‚ caste or creed/faith etc. However‚ the minorities are given right to run their own educational institutions with financial aid from Government and they are free to introduce their religion‚ language in their
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