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ERIC Number: EJ556862
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Can Grades Be Helpful and Fair?
Bursuck, William D.; Munk, Dennis D.
Educational Leadership, v55 n4 p44-47 Dec-Jan 1997-1998
Letter grades are still the most popular way of indicating student performance. Both included (special-needs) and general-education students perceive the use of adaptations for some but not all students as unfair. Although half of all general-education teachers use informal grading adaptations, few consider them fair. Schools should develop a policy, include a menu of grading adaptations, explain the policy to teachers, and preserve confidentiality. (MLH)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fairness