Grades for Reinforcing Independent Thinking.

Miller, Gerald David

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Publication Date: 1974

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Grades for Reinforcing Independent Thinking

Miller, Gerald David

Improving College and University Teaching, 22, 3, 179,181, Sum 74

Discusses a program in which the instructor "buys" work from his students for grades. Four pieces of work are required of the student for the semester. Each successive piece of work requires more independent thought, and successfully completed, results in a higher grade. (Author/PG)

Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Educational Innovation, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Higher Education, Independent Study, Measurement, Student Evaluation

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