Group:  Here's a great conversation starter on the issue of grading.

"A student of average ability does an average amount of work of average quality in a course.  What grade should that student receive"?

Steve.
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Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 7:14 AM
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Subject: Various Grade Expectations

TBers,

I was thinking about asking you to bring a student with you to the next TB (I’ll buy them coffee or whatever) and having a discussion with them about grade expectations.   Vanderbilt University just did something like this (see http://is.gd/L6euPp ) and the outcomes looked useful.  What do you think?

Mr. James B. Greenberg
Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center
Milne Library
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820

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