Attitudes Toward Grading Systems Used in Medical Education.

Bender, Robert M.

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Attitudes Toward Grading Systems Used in Medical Education

Bender, Robert M.

J Med Educ, 44, 11, 1076-1081, 69 Nov

Analysis of student and administrative attitudes toward grading systems reveals preference for pass/fail grading to letter-grading or numerical system. These results and inadequacies of letter grade system lead author to question why approximately 50 percent of 85 medical schools sampled persist in using it. (Author/LP)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Rating, Administrative Policy, Grading, Learning Processes, Measurement Techniques, Medical Education, Student Motivation, Surveys

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