Reporting Student Achievement: How Many Grades?.

Mitchelmore, M. C.

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ERIC Number: EJ251803

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Publication Date: 1981-Jun

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Reporting Student Achievement: How Many Grades?

Mitchelmore, M. C.

British Journal of Educational Psychology, v51 n2 p218-27 Jun 1981

This paper presents a scientific rationale for deciding the number of points to use on a grading scale in any given assessment situation. The rationale is applied to two common methods of assessment (multiple-choice and essay tests) and an example of a composite assessment. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Essay Tests, Grading, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Scoring Formulas, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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