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A media guide to ungrading

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

This is especially important if you’re writing an article involving multiple sources, or asking one source to critique the arguments of another: It’s quite likely that they aren’t talking about the same thing. Why would an instructor use ungrading? I will speak for myself here.

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The heart of the loop: Reattempts without penalty

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

An argument for traditional grading goes like this: Sure, a single assessment might have a grade on it that doesn't accurately reflect student understanding. It leads to "grade inflation" It violates some kind of academic machismo code that views student assessment like competition in an arena.